Louisiana Purchase and Corps of Discovery

Why did many settlers move west?

• a chance for a better life

• to find gold

• to find bigger and better houses

• they were bored

How did many settlers move west? (Choose 3 answers)

• wagons pulled by oxen

• walking

• flatboats

• cars

• donkeys

Who was already living on the land when the settlers traveled west?

• Americans

• Native Americans

• French

• Spanish

While traveling west, the Americans did not know the land very well, they ran into Native Americans, they had to use wagons on rough roads, and they had to clear the land to build homes themselves. These are some of the _______________ they faced when moving west.

• challenges

• territories

• discoveries

• exciting things

Who owned the Louisiana Territory at the beginning of 1800?

• Spain

• France

• Americans

• Great Britain

Who did Spain trade the Louisiana Territory with?

• Napoleon the leader of France

• Napoleon the leader of Spain

• Napoleon the leader of Great Britain

• Napoleon the leader of America

Why was the Port of New Orleans important?

• the city was used to ship goods and trade

• the city was used to build houses and buildings

• the city was used for agriculture

• the city was used to ship people on cruises

Why did Napoleon (the leader of France) want to sell the Louisiana Territory?

• he needed money to ship goods

• he needed money for war with Great Britain

• he needed money for war with America

• he didn't want the land anymore

How did the United States acquire (get) the Louisiana Territory?

• bought it from Spain for $15 million

• bought it from France for $15 million

• fought the British and won the land

• fought France and won the land

How did purchasing the Louisiana Territory affect the United States? (Choose 2 Answers)

• U.S. expanded

• U.S. now owned Port of New Orleans and could ship goods

• U.S. now owned port of St. Louis and could ship goods

• U.S. decreased in size

• U.S. gained control of ALL of North America