Louisiana History Review

Match the following vocabulary definitions to their terms

• Social

• relating to society or its organization

• Cultural

• the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group

• Economic

• relating to the government or the public

• Political

• relating to the economy or money

Organize these options into the right categories

Why did Washington issue the Neutrality Proclamation?

Groups:

(a) Neutrality

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(b) Neutrality Effects

• To avoid the cost of war

• To Keep Americans safe

• Staying out of of other countries affairs

• America was close to being dragged into conflict by other countries

What are some ways the United States expanded their territory during Thomas Jefferson's presidency? Select two.

• The US went to war with Spain to conquer western lands.

• The Louisiana Territory was purchased doubling the US in size.

• England agreed to sell the United States land in British-Canada.

• The United States pushed into Native American lands claiming them as their own.

• Thomas Jefferson claimed all the land from the Pacific Ocean to Atlantic Ocean as America.

How did the Louisiana Purchase impact the United States? Select two.

• Native Americans fully civilized to American culture leaving theirs behind.

• Westward expansion was encouraged to American citizens.

• The citizens living in the Northeast were opposed to the purchase and protested.

• The US was able to gain full control of the Mississippi River.

• US trading came to a stopping point while the purchase was going through.

Thomas Jefferson wanted to purchase the Louisiana Territory because he wanted ​ (a)   which was an already established trading hub. Due to the purchase, New Orleans was able to grow as a ​ (b)   center. Many traders settled in New Orleans leaving their other countries behind. New Orleans's ​ (c)   ​ (d)   on the Mississippi River made it more accessible trading. It was close enough to the Gulf of Mexico that traders would not need to travel far upriver.

• New Orleans
• multicultural
• strategic
• location

Due to the fast growing population of New Orleans, Louisiana was able to qualify for statehood based on New Orlean's population alone.

• True

• False

How did slavery contribute to the growth of Louisiana?

• Slaves grew crops, but only for the French.

• Slaves moved out of Louisiana and went westward.

• Slavery had no impact on the growth of Louisiana.

• Slaves grew crops that Louisiana used for trading.

How did Claiborne make modifications to slavery in Louisiana?

• Claiborne brought in new slave owners to overtake the planation's.

• He introduced American slavery practices different from the current slave practices.

• He abolished slavery in Louisiana making it a free territory.

• He forced slaves to continue their current practices of slavery.

When Claiborne took over as governor, he wanted to ​ (a)   the transition of new political leadership by ​ (b)   the French and Spanish ​ (c)   traditions with those of America. He knew it would take time for the French and Spanish to fully ​ (d)   America as their new leader.

• blending
• Catholic
• accept
• ease

Identify the borders of Louisiana that America had to define because of border disputes.