Louisiana Purchase Review

What country owned the Louisiana territory in 1802?

• Spain

• France

• the United States of America

• Great Britain

What was the most valuable geographic feature in the Louisiana territory?

• the Atlantic Ocean

• the Gulf of Mexico

• the Pacific Ocean

• the Mississippi River

Why did Napoleon Bonaparte say no to selling the Mississippi River the first time Thomas Jefferson and America asked to buy the lands?

• Bonaparte did not like the Americans because they betrayed the British king.

• Bonaparte felt that the Americans would invade on his lands in Louisiana.

• Bonaparte needed the river to ship sugar from his plantations in Haiti also known as Saint Domingue.

• Bonaparte wanted to conquer America and needed access to the river get to the east coast.

Why did America desire to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France?

• America wanted the Mississippi RIver to use as a port for shipping and trading goods

• America wanted to help the citizens of Louisiana to become free from Bonaparte

• America was trying to invade Spain and needed France to leave Louisiana

• America really did not desire to have Louisiana

How much did America pay for the Louisiana Purchase?

• 5 million dollars

• 10 million dollars

• 15 million dollars

• 20 million dollars

How do you think the Louisiana citizens felt about becoming American citizens?