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WorksheetsChapter 8
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 35mins
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Class
Date
1.
In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
a)
1776
b)
1787
c)
1803
d)
1812
2.
Before the Louisiana Purchase, what was the western boundary of the United States?
a)
Missouri River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Mississippi River
3.
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
4.
What did Thomas Jefferson originally want to buy from the French
a)
St. Louis
b)
New Orleans
c)
Haiti
d)
Paris
5.
What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Henry Harrison
6.
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
7.
Why was the port of New Orleans so important?
a)
It was the best place to go fishing
b)
It was a party town
c)
It was the Catholic headquaters
d)
It was the main center for trade along the Mississippi river
8.
The act of buying something.
a)
Purchase
b)
Authority
c)
Secede
d)
Louisiana Purchase
9.
What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Henry Harrison
10.
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.
11.
When did the United States of America purchase the territory of Louisiana?
a)
1703
b)
1903
c)
1803
d)
1813
12.
Which of the following describes the area of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
From the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River
b)
From the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains
c)
From the Appalachian Mountains to the Rocky Mountains
d)
from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean
13.
Why did Congress oppose the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Congress hated the French
b)
The Constitution did not allow the U.S. to expand
c)
The Constitution did not give president the power to negotiate with foreign countries
d)
The Constitution did not give president the power to buy land
14.
Who was the American military commander for the Battle of New Orleans?
a)
Martin van Buren
b)
John Tyler
c)
William Henry Harrison
d)
Andrew Jackson
15.
What battle took place after the treaty was signed to end the war?
a)
Baltimore
b)
Detroit
c)
New Orleans
d)
New York
16.
This is the policy of taking American Ships and forcing the crew to serve in the British Navy.
a)
Indentured Servitude
b)
Slave Trade
c)
Impressment
d)
Barbary
17.
A successful revolution in what island country in the Caribbean convinced the French to sell Louisiana?
a)
Haiti
b)
Jamaica
c)
Cuba
d)
Puerto Rico
18.
The U.S. wanted the port of New Orleans so they could have easy access to this major body of water.
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Hudson Bay
c)
Lake Superior
d)
Gulf of Mexico
19.
Aaron Burr shot and killed this famous politician in a duel.
a)
John Adams
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
William Henry Harrison
d)
Alexander Hamilton
20.
Why did Napoleon lose interest in Louisiana?
a)
He never found gold
b)
He no longer controled Haiti
c)
The colonist were rude
d)
He needed money
21.
What battle during the War of 1812 was fought even though the war was over?
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Battle of New Orleans
c)
Battle of Saratoga
d)
Battle of Paoli
22.
Which is NOT a cause of the War of 1812?
a)
British impressment of American sailors
b)
British searching and seizing American ships
c)
British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans
d)
British burning down Washington D.C.
23.
Who is governor of the Territory of Orleans?
a)
Robert Livingston
b)
William C.C. Claiborne
c)
James Wilkinson
d)
James Law
24.
Why did the United States purchase Louisiana?
a)
gave western Americans access to the Mississippi River
b)
the land created trade opportunities
c)
the land contained great mineral wealth
d)
land made the United States a stronger nation
25.
What was an important consequence of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
gave the US a vast wilderness to explore and map
b)
doubled size of the US
c)
gave the US all the territory that made up first 48 states
d)
eliminated the threat of the French west of Mississippi River
26.
How did the US acquire West Florida
a)
bought it
b)
won it in a war
c)
accepted as a gift
d)
annexed it
27.
What was unusual about the Battle of New Orleans?
a)
fought after the was had ended
b)
was turning point of war
c)
bloodiest battle of war
d)
gave the US government control of Mississippi River
28.
What is the name of the treaty that gave Louisiana back to France from Spain?
a)
Ghent
b)
San Ildefonso
c)
Paris
d)
Fountainebleu
29.
Who was sent by the US government to defend New Orleans against the British?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Jean Lafitte
d)
Julien Poydras
30.
Leader of the Baratarians that offered aid to Americans in Battle of New Orleans
a)
Jacques Villere
b)
James Wilkinson
c)
Jean Lafitte
d)
Aaron Burr
31.
An effect of the War of 1812 was...
a)
Great Britain lost all land in North American
b)
brought all people of Louisiana together as Americans
c)
US had to give Great Britain land back
d)
Spanish took Louisiana back
32.
Pinckney's Treaty was a treaty signed between the United States and what other country?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
New Zealand
33.
Gave Americans access to the Mississippi River and Port of Louisiana
a)
Pinckney's Treaty
b)
Jay's Treaty
c)
Treaty of Paris
34.
Which country controlled the Mississippi River at the port of New Orleans in the 1700s?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
Spain
d)
France
35.
What event allowed Napoleon to rise to power?
a)
West Florida Revolt
b)
French Revolution
c)
American Revolution
d)
Saint-Domingue Revolt
36.
How did West Florida become part of the United States?
a)
It was annexed.
b)
They fought a war.
c)
They signed a treaty.
d)
It was bought from Spain.
37.
What is a parish?
a)
town
b)
city
c)
country
d)
county
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