MOD Jefferson and Madison's Presidencies

Before making the purchase that doubled the size of the United States, what exactly did President Jefferson want to purchase from the French?

• He wanted to purchase all the land all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
• He wanted to purchase the city of New Orleans.
• He wanted to purchase the Louisiana Territory.

When offered by the French to President Jefferson, what land mass did the United States buy and why?

• They bought the Louisiana Territory because France needed money.
• They bought Florida from the French because they no longer needed it.
• They bought the area in the Southwest that was owned by Spain from the French because they owed America money.

What best describes how the Louisiana Purchase impacted the Plains Indians over time.

• The Plains Indians enjoyed having new people to co-exist with and trade with.
• The Plains Indians welcomed new settlers because they shared food and farming ideas.
• The Plains Indians eventually resented settlers as they moved west since they were taking their land.

Who did President Jefferson ask to explore the Louisiana Territory and come back with a comprehensive report?

• Hamilton and Knox
• Lewis and Clark
• Sacagawea and York

What best describes the time frame and the route the Louisiana Territory explorers took?

• They traveled from Washington DC to Chicago and it lasted from 1800-1810.
• They traveled from New Orleans to California and it lasted from 1803-1808.
• They traveled from St. Louis to the Orergon Coast and it lasted from 1804-1806.

What is NOT true about the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• They encountered terrible weather and famine along the journey.
• They enlisted the help of a young Shoshone girl to help them navigate the land and be an interpreter.
• They ruthlessly killed many Native Americans along their journey.

He was Clark's slave who went on the journey with Lewis and Clark. He had great knowledge of medicinal plants and he was a skilled hunter.

• Tecumseh
• York
• Ona Judge

Who was the Shawnee chief who resisted westward expansion and settlements in the Louisiana Territory?

• Tecumseh
• York
• Chief Chickasaw

Complete the thought that best describes the Missouri Compromise. After the Purchase, the US government needed to decide how to handle slavery in the new territory so they...

• decided to allow only states east of the Missouri River to have slaves.
• decided to admit Missouri as a free state, Maine as a free state and make the Southern border of Missouri extended across the territory as the line between slave and free states.
• admitted Missouri as a slave state, but declared it to be the last ever slave state.

What best describes why the French were "impressing" US sailors during Jefferson's Presidency?

• The French needed more sailors so they started kidnapping American sailors.
• The French government paid any Frenchman for stealing American ships and taking American sailors.
• The French were taking American sailors because they were angry with the Americans for trading with the French while Britain was at war with them.