WorksheetsWestward Expansion: The Louisiana Purchase (Newsela)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Thomas Jefferson wanted an agrarian democracy. What does he mean by this?
An economy based on crops and farms
An economy based on elections for office
An economy based on railroads
An economy based on fishing
Jefferson wanted to create a plan that would allow people to...
buy a lot of land for high amounts of money
buy a lot of land for little money
buy little land for little money
buy little land for high amounts of money
Who was France's leader in the early 1800s, after the French Revolution?
Marquis de La Fayette
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louis Vitton
Marion Cotillard
Why did Napoleon offer to sell the Louisiana Territory land?
He needed to make money fast
The US was an ally to France
He really liked President Jefferson
His military was overextended and he needed money to continue his war against Britain
How much did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Territory for?
$20 million
$15 million
$10 million
$5 million
What were the boundaries of the Louisiana Territory?
Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean
Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
When did the US purchase the Louisiana Territory?
1853
1813
1703
1803
How many states were created with the Louisiana Territory purchase?
12
13
14
15
How did Congress feel about the Louisiana Purchase?
They loved it...it passed easily
They were okay with it...it passed easily
They were okay with it...it barely passed
They hated it...it didn't pass through Congress
Which letter represents the Louisiana Territory that Jefferson purchased?
A
B
C
D
E
