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WorksheetsCulpepper's Louisiana Purchase Quizziz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Toussaint Louverture was the leader of the revolution in:
a)
France
b)
Haiti
c)
Russia
d)
England
2.
Why was Napolean so eager to get rid of the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Napolean needed the $15 million to help fight a war against Britain.
b)
A slave revolt on Hispaniola ruined any promise for Napolean to build an empire in North America
c)
Napolean was not a fan of Jefferson and challenged his "strict construction" stance.
d)
It would challenge the power of England.
3.
Why was the Louisiana Purchase important to the U.S.?
a)
doubled the size of the U.S.
b)
challenged British authority in North America
c)
turned New Orleans over to the U.S.
d)
it was a great deal
4.
What was the American public's reaction to the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
a)
They were excited to move into the new territory.
b)
They accused Jefferson of wasting taxpayers money.
c)
They were afraid that Spain would attack anyone who moved there.
d)
They wanted to make the land a new country.
5.
Why was Zebulon Pike's expedition so important?
a)
Gave Americans their first account of the northwest.
b)
Provided a full report of Spanish spying activities in the Southwest
c)
Explore western border of Louisiana Territory with New Spain.
d)
Inspire mountain climbers to document more mountain tops.
6.
Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel with _____
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams
c)
Aaron Burr
d)
Albert Gallatin
7.
Which body of water forms the eastern border of the Louisiana Territory from the eastern part of the country that the US already owned?
a)
Oregon River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Tennessee River
8.
How much did America pay for the Louisiana Territory?
a)
$2,000,000
b)
$10,000,000
c)
$50,000,000
d)
$15,000,000
9.
Which of these is true of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
It cut the size of the land area of US in half.
b)
It doubled the size of the land area of US.
c)
It doubled the size of the state of Georgia.
d)
It cut the population of the US. in half.
10.
What was the main purpose of Lewis and Clark's expedition?
a)
TO see how many new animals they could find.
b)
To make friends with the Native Americans in the West.
c)
To try to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
d)
To see of they could find New Orleans.
11.
What did President Jefferson originally want to buy from France?
a)
Louisiana
b)
New Orleans
c)
croissant
d)
Haiti
12.
French leader who sold Louisiana to the USA
a)
Napoleon Dynamite
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Francois Mitterrand
d)
Auguste Gusteau
13.
President who bought Louisiana from France for $15 million
a)
Jefferson Thomas
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Barack Obama
14.
Leader of the expedition that drew maps
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Charbonneau
c)
Meriwether Lewis
d)
William Clark
15.
Native American woman who acted as a guide and interpretor
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Watkeuweis
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Jean Baptiste
16.
President who bought Louisiana from France for $15 million
a)
Jefferson Thomas
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Barack Obama
17.
Leader of expedition who recorded new plants and animals.
a)
Meriwether Lewis Clark
b)
Meriwether Lewis
c)
William Clark
d)
Mr. Stevenson
18.
Thomas Jefferson was the ____ president.
a)
3rd
b)
16th
c)
43rd
d)
20th
19.
Francois-Dominique Tossaint-Louverture was
a)
A leader who helped Brazil break away from Portugal
b)
An enslaved African who led a revolt in Haiti
c)
A priest who urged Mexicans to fight for freedom from Spain
d)
a soldier who led his army from Argentina into Chile
20.
Emperor and totalitarian leader of France following the French Revolution and Reign of Terror:
a)
Napoleon Bonaparte
b)
Maximilien Robespierre
c)
James I
d)
Charles II
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