BCA: 3rd Grade: Social Stuides: Chapter 5:

Why did Napoleon Bonaparte offer to sell the entire Louisiana Purchase Territory to the U.S.?

• he need money to pay for this war in France

• he wanted to move

• he wanted to give the U.S. access to the Port of Orleans

• he wanted to make a treaty with the U.S.

Which is not one of Thomas Jefferson's great acts?

• he doubled the size of our country

• he eliminated an unpopular tax yet decreased the national debt

• he won over 70 percent of the popular vote for his second term

• he kept American out of the wars in Asia

Where is the Jefferson Memorial located.

• New Orleans, LA

• New York, NY

• Washington D.C.

• Philadelphia, PA

What is the Jefferson Memorial made of?

• stones from many different states

• concrete from many different states

• rock from the Rocky Mountains

• copper from France

Who led the team known as the "Corps of Discovery?"

• John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon Bonapart

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
• Sacagawea and William Clark

What are two things Thomas Jefferson wanted the Corps of Discovery to learn on their journey?

• he wanted to learn what was in the area and know if the Columbia River would be a good trade route from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean

• he wanted to learn what was in the area and if the Port of Orleans could be accessed from the Columbia River

• he wanted to learn what was in the area and determine the distance from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

• he wanted to explore the area and find an underground tunnel

Which is not a challenge faced by the Corps of Discovery?

• cold temperatures

• rugged Rocky Mountains

• sickness and injury

• all of the above are challenges they faced

What did Lewis and Clark discover separated the Mississippi River and the Missouri River?

• the Appalachian Mountains

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Smokey Mountains

• The Mississippi River

Which is not something Sacagawea taught the Corps of Discovery that helped them finish their journey?

• she showed them which plants can be used for food and medicine

• she taught them land survival skills and showed them how to understand rivers and landscapes

• she was their guide and interpreted for them with other Native Americans tribes

• she showed them how to build a boat

Who won the war of 1812?

• the war ended in a tie

• Great Britain won

• The U.S. won

• France won