LA Purchase/Texas Revolution Quiz

What emperor sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

• Caligula

• Napoleon

• Aslan

• Palpatine

What port city did President Jefferson intend to buy in 1803?

• Los Angeles

• Baton Rouge

• Miami

• New Orleans

Before it was purchased by the US, the Louisiana Territory was ________ land.

• French

• Spanish

• Romulan

• British

How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory in 1803?

• $15 million

• $3 million

• $50 million

• $100 million

Which river was a vital part of the Louisiana Territory acquisition?

• Mississippi River

• Colorado River

• Amazon River

• Nile River

What year was the Louisiana Purchase treaty signed?

• 1776

• 1803

• 1812

• 1820

Why did President Jefferson want to buy New Orleans?

• He liked jambalaya

• He believed that the United States needed to expand to survive

• He wanted to add more French-speaking people to the US

• He wanted to build a naval base on the Gulf of Mexico

Why was Napoleon willing to sell Louisiana to the United States?

• He didn't like the Native Americans who lived there

• He was greedy and $15 million sounded like a lot of money

• He was at war in Europe and needed the money more than land in America

• His ships couldn't get through the British blockade to reach America, so he decided he wanted to sell

What road that goes into New Mexico began in the Louisiana Territory?

• The Chihuahua Trail

• The Santa Fe Trail

• Interstate 40

• The Old Spanish Trail

After Mexico became independent from Spain, they used empresarios to bring American settlers to Texas. One of the most successful of these was

• Randy Travis

• Sam Houston

• Samuel L. Jackson

• Stephen F. Austin