Louisiana Purchase Historical Facts

From what country did the United States

make the Louisiana Purchase?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Russia

Who was president when the Louisiana

Purchase was made?

• James Madison

• James Monroe

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

In what year did the United States

make the Louisiana Purchase?

• 1776

• 1803

• 1812

• 1865

How much did the United States pay

for the Louisiana Territory?

• 1 million dollars

• 7 million dollars

• 15 million dollars

• It was given away for free

What future U.S. President, then Secretary

of State, supervised the progress of the

Louisiana Purchase?

• James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

Who was the leader of France at the

time of the purchase?

• King Louis XIV

• Charles de Gaulle

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• King Louis XVIII

The land of the Louisiana Purchase was

to the west of what major river?

• Mississippi River

• Ohio River

• Hudson River

• Colorado River

What country owned the land before

France?

• England

• Italy

• Spain

• Germany

What two Canadian provinces were

part of the Louisiana Purchase?

• Alberta and British Columbia

• Alberta and Saskatchewan

• Manitoba and Ontario

• Ontario and Quebec

What explorer set out to explore the south

and west regions of the Louisiana territory? Select 2

• William Clark

• Zebulon Pike

• Jacob Brown

• Meriwether Lewis