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Quiz on the Louisiana Purchase and the War of 1812

Authored by Michael Brooks

History

8th Grade

Quiz on the Louisiana Purchase and the War of 1812
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Purchase to the United States?

He wanted to establish a French empire in America.

He needed the money for war with Britain.

He wanted to strengthen French territories in the Caribbean.

He was forced to sell by the United States.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

$5 million

$10 million

$15 million

$20 million

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the natural borders of the Louisiana Purchase?

Appalachian Mountains in the east and Sierra Nevada in the west

Mississippi River in the east and Rocky Mountains in the west

Great Lakes in the north and Rio Grande in the south

Atlantic Ocean in the east and Pacific Ocean in the west

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase?

Zebulon Pike and Sacagawea

Lewis and Clark

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

Meriwether Lewis and William Tecumseh Sherman

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Embargo Act a response to?

Taxation without representation

Impressment of American sailors

The Boston Tea Party

The Declaration of Independence

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Non-intercourse Act ban?

Trade with all foreign nations

Trade with Britain and France only

Trade with non-European countries

Trade with the Native American tribes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the War Hawks?

British sympathizers in the American government

Members of congress who wanted to declare war on Britain

French supporters in the American colonies

American soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War

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