The LA Purchase and the Corps of Discovery U3Ch1

How did people in 1800 move west? Choose the 2 correct answers.

• They drove their cars.

• They used flatboats.

• They rode on trains.

• They walked.

Using the map on page 5 of your reader, what countries owned land that bordered the United States?

• France

• Germany

• Mexico

• Great Britain

Using your map on page 5 of your reader, which area on the map did the United States buy from another country in 1803?

• Spanish Territory

• Canada

• Louisiana

• Oregon Territory

Why did Lewis and Clark bring gifts on their expedition?

• to have parties with people they met

• to make friends with the Native Americans

• to make people do what they wanted them to do

• to make a trail to find their way back

Use the map on page 13 of your reader. Why did the Lewis and Clark expedition begin in St. Louis?

• It was north of Fort Clasp.

• It was bordering Spanish Territory.

• It was next to the Great Lakes.

• It was located along the Missouri River.

Why did the United States purchase Louisiana?

• They wanted to stop their war with Spain.

• They wanted to make sure they could use the Mississippi River for trade.

• They didn't want to use the port in Boston anymore.

• They wanted to make sure they could use the Ohio River for trade.

Why did Americans want to use the Mississippi River for trade?

• They owed money to France for the French and Indian War.

• Americans used the river to ship their goods.

• The port of New Orleans was near the Pacific Ocean.

• France controlled them.

How did Sacagawea help the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• She sold them horses.

• She fought wild bears.

• She served as their interpreter.

• She built forts for them.

Why was France willing to sell its territory to the United Stats?

• France hoped the United States would forgive its debts to them.

• France hoped the United States would go to war with Great Britain.

• France did not want to be neighbors with the Spanish.

• Expensive wars meant that France needed the money.

How did the Lewis and Clark expedition help early America?

• It led to friendship with the Native Americans.

• It gave information about a new region.

• It brought back valuable gold and silver.

• It forced Spain from an important territory.