Unit 4

Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory for this reason.

• He wanted to control the Caribbean.
• He was tired of trying to expand his empire.
• He knew Spain wanted to control the Mississippi.
• He needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.

The Emperor of France that sold the Louisiana Territory to the USA?

• Toussaint Louverture
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Simon Bolivar
• Friedrick Von Steuben

The two people Jefferson sent to explore the Louisiana Territory after it was purchased?

• Sacagawea & John Smith
• York & Daniel Boone
• Franklin & MAason
• Lewis & Clark

The USA paid this much for the Louisiana Purchase.

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

The boundaries of the Louisiana Territory in 1803.

• South to the Rio Grande River
• North to Canada
• West of Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains
• East from the Ohio River to New York

What president bought the Louisiana Territory?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

What nation (country) owned the Louisiana Territory before the United States bought it?

• The Netherlands (Dutch)

• England/Great Britain

• France

• Portugal

Who did Meriweather Lewis choose as his co-leader of the Corps of Discovery?

• William Clark

• Thomas Jefferson

• Zebulon Pike

• John C. Fremont

Because of the Monroe Doctrine, the United States became a powerful leader in the ____________ hemisphere.

• northern
• southern
• western
• eastern

The Monroe Doctrine said __________________.

• no more European colonies could be started in the Americas
• Europe must leave the Americas alone
• the United States would stay out of Europe's business
• all of the above