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WorksheetsArkansas and the Louisiana Purchase
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what year was Arkansas acquired by the United States with the Louisiana purchase?
a)
1833
b)
1803
c)
1813
d)
1823
2.
Which explorer is thought to named Little Rock?
a)
La Salle
b)
De Soto
c)
La Harpe
d)
De Tonti
3.
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.
4.
The Emperor of France that sold the Louisiana Territory to the USA?
a)
Toussaint Louverture
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Friedrick Von Steuben
5.
The USA paid this much for the Louisiana Purchase.
a)
$12 million
b)
$250 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$32 million
6.
The two Americans that were sent to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France.
a)
James Madison and Alexander Hamilton
b)
Monroe & Livingston
c)
Jefferson & Franklin
d)
Sacagawea & York
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.
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
9.
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
10.
In 1804, the Louisiana Territory made up what fraction of the United States total land?
a)
1/8
b)
1/2
c)
1/16
d)
1/4
11.
What did Thomas Jefferson originally want to buy from the French
a)
St. Louis
b)
New Orleans
c)
Haiti
d)
Paris
12.
What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Henry Harrison
13.
The U.S. was founded on July 4, 1776, by the approval of this document.
a)
the Treaty of Paris
b)
the Constitution
c)
the Declaration of Independence
d)
the Virginia Charter
14.
La Harpe set up a trading post and founded Little Rock with which tribe?
a)
Caddo
b)
Choctaw
c)
Quapaw
d)
Navajo
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