WorksheetsLouisiana Purchase
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the Americans want the Louisiana territory?
a)
For control of the Mississippi ports
b)
To spy on the Spanish
c)
To control Haiti
d)
For gold and silver
2.
Who sold the Louisiana territory to the US?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Britian
d)
Portugal
3.
Lewis and Clark explored all of the following rivers EXCEPT
a)
Mississippi River
b)
St. Johns River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Columbia River
4.
How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?
a)
She made maps of the Louisiana Territory.
b)
She took care of Clark's children.
c)
She helped guide them through the unfamiliar land.
d)
She collected rocks, plants, and animals for them.
5.
How did the Louisiana Purchase effect the geography of the United States?
a)
it tripled the size of the U.S.
b)
it had no effect
c)
it doubled the size of the U.S.
6.
An important guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition was __________.
a)
Zebulon Pike
b)
the Prophet
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Tecumseh
7.
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.
8.
French leader who sold Louisiana to the USA
a)
Napoleon Dynamite
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Francois Mitterrand
d)
Auguste Gusteau
9.
Thomas Jefferson was the ____ president.
a)
3rd
b)
16th
c)
43rd
d)
20th
10.
What was the acquisition of Louisiana by the United States from France called?
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
louisiana purchase
c)
Purchase Of Louisiana
d)
Purchasing of Louisiana
11.
In what year was the Louisiana Purchase signed?
a)
1767
b)
1798
c)
1819
d)
1803
12.
Fill in the blanks: The United States controlled the area east of the _______ and north of _________ .
a)
Mississippi, New Orleans
b)
New Orleans, Mississipi
c)
Texas, Louisiana
d)
Louisiana, Mississippi
13.
What river was the The eastern boundary of the Louisiana purchase?
a)
Potomac River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Nile River
d)
Ohio River
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