WorksheetsLouisiana Purchase
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In 1800 Napoleon Bonaparte controlled
Great Britain
Spain
Germany
France
The members of the Lewis and Clark expedition were told to
explore the Colorado River and remove all Indians from US land
explore the Florida coastline and search for the Fountain of Youth
explore the Missouri River and establish peaceful relations with the American Indians they encountered
explore al lands east of the Mississippi River
Who was Toussaint Louverture?
a former slave who became leader of St. Domingue after a slave revolt
the king of France
the US ambassador to France
the Spanish official who secretly traded Louisiana to France
Some of the most important help received by Lewis and Clark came from
Sacagawea
Mauel de Godoy
Toussaint Louverutre
Robert Livingston
US leaders were concerned about French ownership of Louisiana because
they thought that the British had the right to own and occupy Louisiana
they had already made an agreement to buy Louisiana from the Spanish
they feared that the French would persuade Louisiana Indian tribes to attack the Americans
it could block future US expansion westward and interfere with trade along the Mississippi River
When Lewis and Clark met the Shoshone, the Shoshone
gave them instructions on how to find the Atlantic Ocean
captured and imprisoned them
gave them horses and a guide to lead the across the Rocky Mountains
killed most of the members of the expedition
The US bought Louisiana from France in 1803 at the cost of
$1 million
$15 million
$10 million
$100 million
How was the Lewis and Clark expedition successful?
learned about Western lands
found a river route to the Pacific Ocean
discovered gold
defeated the Spanish
The Louisiana Purchase
did not occur until Congress passed an amendment approving it
doubled the size of the US
offered the US an opportunity to expand its commercial and manufacturing industries
tripled the size of the US
Zebulon Pike was sent to
spy on British forts in the southwest
find the Red River's starting point
locate the Mississippi River
sign a treaty with the Mandan
