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WorksheetsLouisiana Purchase/As a Territory
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What politician died as a result of a duel?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
John Adams
d)
Aaron Burr
2.
Who killed Alexander Hamilton?
a)
Burr
b)
Jefferson
c)
Edison
d)
Clay
3.
The famous Burr-Hamilton duel took place in:
a)
Albany, NY
b)
Weehawken, NJ
c)
Pittsburgh, PA
d)
Greenwich Village, New York City
4.
Alexander Hamilton held which public office?
a)
President
b)
Secretary of the Interior
c)
Secretary of State
d)
Secretary of the Treasury
5.
In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
a)
1776
b)
1787
c)
1803
d)
1812
6.
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
7.
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
8.
What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Henry Harrison
9.
How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?
a)
$100,000
b)
$1 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$100 million
10.
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
11.
The boundaries of the Louisiana Territory in 1803.
a)
South to the Rio Grande River
b)
North to Canada
c)
West of Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains
d)
East from the Ohio River to New York
12.
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
13.
Which port did Jefferson want to control?
a)
Savannah
b)
New Orleans
c)
Mexico
d)
Mississippi
14.
Thomas Jefferson was the ____ president.
a)
3rd
b)
16th
c)
43rd
d)
20th
15.
What happened when Livingston and Monroe met with Napoleon to buy the port city of New Orleans?
a)
Napoleon offered the whole area known as Louisiana.
b)
Napoleon would not sell New Orleans.
c)
Napoleon offered to let them buy Florida.
d)
Napoleon refused to meet with them.
16.
What did Thomas Jefferson originally want to buy from the French
a)
St. Louis
b)
New Orleans
c)
Haiti
d)
Paris
17.
The Louisiana Purchase ____________ the size of the U.S.
a)
doubled
b)
tripled
c)
decreased
d)
quintupled
18.
The Louisiana Purchase gave the U.S. about ___________ acres of land.
a)
200 million
b)
300 million
c)
500 million
d)
800 million
19.
The U.S. paid about _______ per acre for the Louisiana Territory.
a)
$4
b)
$10
c)
5 cents
d)
4 cents
20.
Where was the site of a famous slave revolt in 1791 that worried Louisiana settlers?
a)
New York
b)
Saint Domingue
c)
New Orleans
d)
France
21.
In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
a)
1776
b)
1787
c)
1803
d)
1812
22.
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
23.
In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
a)
1776
b)
1787
c)
1803
d)
1812
24.
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
25.
What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Henry Harrison
26.
What country had refused to allow the U.S. to use the port at New Orleans?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Spain
d)
Russia
27.
How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?
a)
$100,000
b)
$1 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$100 million
28.
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
29.
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
30.
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
31.
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
32.
What is represented by "4" on this map?
a)
The United States (before 1803)
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Disputed territory (between Britain, the United States, Russia, and Spain)
d)
Land controlled by the British (what is Canada today)
33.
What is represented by "A" on this map?
a)
Missouri River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Ohio River
d)
Columbia River
34.
Thomas Jefferson was the ____ president.
a)
3rd
b)
16th
c)
43rd
d)
20th
35.
What happened when Livingston and Monroe met with Napoleon to buy the port city of New Orleans?
a)
Napoleon offered the whole area known as Louisiana.
b)
Napoleon would not sell New Orleans.
c)
Napoleon offered to let them buy Florida.
d)
Napoleon refused to meet with them.
36.
Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
37.
All of the following helped to explore the Louisiana Territory except
a)
Sacajawea
b)
Meriwether Lewis
c)
William Clark
d)
Daniel Boone
38.
The Louisiana purchase was seen as a _______ interpretation of the Constitution.
a)
Loose
b)
Strict
c)
Illegal
39.
Who wrote the declaration of independence?
a)
Congress
b)
Abe Lincoln
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
40.
Lewis and Clark intended to do all of the following EXCEPT
a)
take land from Native Americans
b)
map the geography
c)
collect plant and animal samples
d)
find a water route across America
41.
What city was an important port to western farmers?
a)
New Orleans
b)
St. Louis
c)
Cincinnati
d)
Pittsburgh
42.
The power of the Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional is called
a)
judicial review
b)
jurisdiction
c)
authority of the courts
d)
an embargo
43.
President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from what French Emperor?
a)
Napoleon Bonaparte
b)
Andre the Giant
c)
Charles de Gaulle
d)
Bonjour Cradle
44.
The Revolution on what Caribbean Island influenced France to sell the Louisiana Territory to the US?
a)
The Dominican Republic
b)
Cuba
c)
Haiti
d)
Gilligan's
45.
Why was the Louisiana Purchase important?
a)
it doubled the size of the U.S.
b)
it allowed the U.S. to defeat the Spanish
c)
gold was discovered
d)
gave the U.S. a trade port on the Pacific Ocean
46.
Who won the popular vote in 1800?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams
47.
How did Jefferson double the size of the United States in 1803?
a)
The Louisiana Purchase
b)
The purchase of California
c)
The Treaty of Ghent
48.
__________ was an important help as guide and an interpreter during the Lewis and Clark expedition
a)
York
b)
Mandan
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
49.
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
50.
How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?
a)
$100,000
b)
$1 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$100 million
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