The United States Expands

The Lousiana Purchase made the United States

• The complete 50 states

• Twice as large

• 10 Times larger

• Poor because of how much it cost

The United States originally wanted to purchase _______ at the end of the MIssissippi River

• Florida

• New Orleans

• Texas

• St. Louis

Manifest Destiny is

• An epic American history movie

• Your one true destiny

• The belief that it was the USA's god given right to take all of North America

• The name of a Revolutionary War ship

The Louisiana Purchase is considered

• A terrible deal

• A minor event in US history

• The greatest land deal in history

• A foolish use of the young country's resources

Who was sent to France to purchase a port city at the end of the MIssissippi River, he would become the 5th President of The United States?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Monroe

• Benjamin Franklin

• Abraham Lincoln

Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?

• Spain
• France
• Great Britain
• Mexico

When was the Louisiana Purchase?

• 1787

• 1803

• 1812

• 1860

The USA paid this much for the Louisiana Purchase.

• $12 million
• $250 million
• $15 million
• $32 million

What was one of the main reasons Thomas Jefferson was interested in the Louisiana Territory?

• To gain access to natural resources like gold and silver.

• To secure American control over the Mississippi River and New Orleans.

• To establish a military base to defend against British attacks.

• To relocate the capital from Washington, D.C., to a more central location.

Which of the following explorers were sent by President Jefferson to explore the newly acquired territory?

• Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama

• Lewis and Clark

• Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta

• Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin