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Louisiana Purchase

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
a)
1776
b)
1787
c)
1803
d)
1812
2.
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
3.
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
4.
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
5.
What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington 
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Henry Harrison
6.

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

7.
How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?
a)
$100,000
b)
$1 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$100 million
8.
Who lived in the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Americans 
b)
Native Americans 
c)
Spanish 
d)
French 
9.
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
10.

Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory for what reasons?

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.

e)

The slave revolt in St. Domingue

11.
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
12.
What did Napoleon want to do with North America?
a)
He wanted to trade with them.
b)
He wanted to map the region for the fur trade.
c)
He wanted to look for Gold and Silver to become rich.
d)
He wanted to build and Empire there.
13.
Why did Pioneers settle near rivers?
a)
They wanted to ship their crops to market on the rivers.
b)
They needed water for their animals.
c)
They wanted to dam the rivers to build lakes.
d)
They liked to fish.
14.
How did Napoleon finance his war with Britian?
a)
He borrow money from Spain.
b)
He borrowed money from Germany.
c)
He sold bonds to Austria to make enough money.
d)
He sold the Louisiana Territory to America.
15.
Which body of water forms the eastern border of the Louisiana Territory from the eastern part of the country that the US already owned?
a)
Oregon River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Tennessee River
16.
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
17.

Why did Napoleon lose interest in Louisiana?

a)

He never found gold

b)

He no longer controled St. Domingue

c)

The colonist were rude

d)

He needed money

18.
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.
19.
Which port did Jefferson want to control?
a)
Savannah
b)
New Orleans
c)
Mexico
d)
Mississippi
20.
Why was Haiti important to France?
a)
Earned money from sugar production 
b)
part of his South American empire
c)
he used the cotton money to pay for his wars
21.
Thomas Jefferson was the ____ president.
a)
3rd 
b)
16th 
c)
43rd
d)
20th
22.

US leaders were concerned about French ownership of Louisiana because

a)

they thought that the British had the right to own and occupy Louisiana

b)

they had already made an agreement to buy Louisiana from the Spanish

c)

they feared that the French would persuade Louisiana Indian tribes to attack the Americans

d)

it could block future US expansion westward and interfere with trade along the Mississippi River

23.

The Louisiana Purchase

a)

did not occur until Congress passed an amendment approving it

b)

doubled the size of the US

c)

offered the US an opportunity to expand its commercial and manufacturing industries

d)

tripled the size of the US

24.
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)
25.
What is represented by "6" 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)
26.
What is represented by "A" on this map?
a)
Missouri River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Ohio River
d)
Columbia River
27.
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
28.
Who had control of the Lower Mississippi and New Orleans before France had it?
a)
Britain
b)
Portugal
c)
Spain
d)
Germany
29.
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

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