Unit 3 Topic 1

Which of these best explains what President   

     Jefferson realized about the Louisiana Territory? Choose 2 answers

• The only way to own the Louisiana Territory was to fight a great war.

• The U.S. should not waste time or money on the Louisiana Territory.

• The natural resources from the territory would benefit the United States.

• There were very few areas that had valuable resources.

• Having control of the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans was essential for trade.

What is the most likely reason Jefferson sent Livingston and Monroe to France?

• To ask for an alliance to fight the British

• To threaten war if Napoleon does not give up the territory

• To negotiate for the ownership of New Orleans

• To ask for use of the port for the next 6 months

What led Napoleon to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States in 1803?

• Louisiana’s soil did not produce enough crops.

• Napoleon wanted a better relationship with the United States.

• France stopped building sailing ships and didn’t need a port.

• Napoleon needed the money to fight a war against the British.

Which of the following best describes the importance of the Louisiana Purchase to the United States?

• It gave Americans access to the Mississippi River, and doubled the size of the U.S.

• It gave the U.S. complete control of the southwest and Mexico territories.

• It gave Americans control of the Ohio River for trade and travel.

• It gave the U.S. hundreds of acres of land in Canada that Americans could buy.

Which of these best explains the importance of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

Select the two correct answers.

• They made maps of this first exploration into the Louisiana Territory.

• They wrote what they found in Spanish Florida as they explored.

• They sailed on large ships on the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean.

• They recorded information about plants and animals in the new territory.

• They were the first to travel to the Great Lakes in the Northeast.

What was the impact of the Lewis and Clark expedition on the United States?  

Select the two correct answers.

• Fertile farmland was located for settlement in the West.

• Fishing along the St. Lawrence River increased.

• Trade was established with Native American tribes.

• Plans were made to immediately take all native lands.

• People claimed farmland in the Northeast.

Which of these best explains the main result of the transfer of Louisiana to the United States?

• While English was introduced, Spanish became the official language of Louisiana and citizens remained loyal to the Spanish monarch.

• French and Spanish people were now part of a democracy and had to become accustomed to the new English speaking settlers.

• The United States closed the borders to all other countries and cultural groups to ensure the American way of life.

• Catholic people in Louisiana welcomed the new American settlers and wanted to change to the religion practiced by Americans.