The Louisiana Purchase

What were the highways of the 1700s and early 1800s?

• Freeways

• Dirt roads

• Waterways

• Railroads

Why did farmers in the United States want to use the Mississippi River?

• To ship cargo by jet planes

• To send their products to New Orleans for worldwide shipping

• To access Spanish colonies

• To explore French territories

What was the main problem for American farmers regarding the use of the Mississippi River?

• The river was too narrow

• The river was controlled by Spain

• There were too many natural obstacles

• The river was too polluted

Who controlled the land west of the Mississippi River in the early 1800s?

• The United States

• Great Britain

• France

• Spain

Spain initially allowed Americans to use the Mississippi River for shipping.

• True

• False

France acquired Louisiana in a secret treaty with Spain.

• True

• False

Before France took control of Louisiana, Spain closed the New Orleans (a)   to Americans.

The United States made a deal to buy Louisiana for (a)   million dollars in 1803.

Some in Congress wanted to "take" New Orleans by force, but President Jefferson sent a man to France to find out if Napoleon might (a)   New Orleans instead.

Even though President Jefferson had sent men to buy Louisiana from France, the (a)   says nothing about the procedure for buying land.