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WorksheetsThe Louisiana Purchase
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who had control of the Lower Mississippi and New Orleans before France had it?
a)
Britain
b)
Portugal
c)
Spain
d)
Germany
2.
Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory for this reason.
a)
He wanted to control the Caribbean.
b)
He was tired of trying to expand his empire.
c)
He knew Spain wanted to control the Mississippi.
d)
He needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.
3.
Which of the following statements is true about Thomas Jefferson's vision of the future of the US?
a)
He believed that each man needed to own his own business.
b)
He believed that the US should expand Westward and grow.
c)
He believed that all men should own slaves.
d)
He thought everything was fine and they needed to leave everything alone.
4.
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
5.
With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand ___.
a)
to the north
b)
to the south
c)
to the west
d)
to the east
6.
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
7.
What did Thomas Jefferson originally want to buy from the French
a)
St. Louis
b)
New Orleans
c)
Haiti
d)
Paris
8.
What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Henry Harrison
9.
Who lived in the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Americans
b)
Native Americans
c)
Spanish
d)
French
10.
Which is NOT one of the reasons that Thomas Jefferson wanted to buy New Orleans?
a)
Jefferson was fearful of France and/or Spain colonizing.
b)
American farmers needed the Mississippi River and New Orleans port to dump their tea into the water.
c)
American farmers needed the Mississippi River and New Orleans port to sell/trade their goods.
d)
Americans were hostile and calling for war towards France and Spain for closing access to the Mississippi river and port.
11.
________________ was the "Constitutional" argument that Jefferson used in order to purchase the Louisiana territory.
a)
Intellectual powers
b)
Incoherent powers
c)
applying powers
d)
implied powers
12.
The purchase of the Louisiana territory tripled the size of America.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
France finally sold the Louisiana territory to America for ___________________.
a)
10 million dollars
b)
5 billion dollars
c)
15 billion dollars
d)
15 million dollars
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