Louisiana Purchase Passage Quiz

What was the size of the Louisiana Territory after the Louisiana Purchase?

• 414,000 square miles

• 828,000 square miles

• 207,000 square miles

• 1,656,000 square miles

Which European power controlled more of the present-day United States than any other in the 18th century?

• France

• Spain

• Great Britain

• Netherlands

Why did the United States fear France's control over the Mississippi River and access to the Gulf of Mexico?

• France was resurgent under Napoleon Bonaparte

• France had a powerful navy

• France wanted to dominate the United States

• France had economic difficulties

Who was ordered to negotiate with French Finance Minister Barbé-Marbois for the purchase of New Orleans?

• Robert Livingston

• Meriwether Lewis

• James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson

Why did France offer to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the United States?

• Impending war with Great Britain

• Failure to put down a slave revolution in Haiti

• All of the above

• Probable British naval blockade of France

How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?

• $3,750,000

• $7,500,000

• $11,250,000

• $15,000,000

When was the Louisiana Purchase treaty signed?

• October 1803

• May 2, 1803

• December 1803

• April 30, 1803

Who led the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Meriwether Lewis

• William Clark

• James Monroe

When was the first state, Louisiana, carved from the Louisiana Territory admitted into the Union?

• May 2, 1812

• April 30, 1812

• December 1812

• October 1812

What was the price of the Louisiana Territory per acre in the Louisiana Purchase?

• Five dollars

• Less than three cents

• Ten cents

• One dollar