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WorksheetsLouisiana Purchase Quiz Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What year was the Louisiana Purchase?
1876
1902
1803
1799
What type of person did the Sabine Strip attract? Why?
Spanish speakers: They wanted to live where everyone was Catholic
Outlaws: there was no law in this land
Women: they had the right to vote here
Why did plantation owners place the heads of the leaders of The Great Uprising of 1811 along the Mississippi River?
to show other slaves what will happen if they revolt
to warn other slaves to not fight back
to scare other slaves against uprising
all of the above
Which is a possible reason so many people in the Louisiana Territory were happy to become American?
they had so many more freedoms in America
women had the right to vote
all slaves were freed
In the early 1800s, the United States wanted to purchase territory in Louisiana from France because Louisiana
contained the most productive factories in North America.
was an important naval base that protected the Gulf Coast.
controlled the main transportation route to the interior of North America.
was an important link in the transatlantic slave trade.
Why did Napoleon decide to sell Louisiana to the United States?
France lost its soldiers to a yellow fever epidemic and no longer needed Louisiana to grow sugar cane
France lost Haiti in a slave revolt and no longer needed Louisiana to grow wheat
Spain gave Louisiana to France because they owed France $15 million
France owed America $25 million so they gave the US Louisiana
What 2 explorers mapped the land from the Louisiana Purchase?
Joliet and Marquette
Cotrez and Clark
Lewis and Clark
Claiborne and Wilkinson
Why did New Orleans have a large number of free people of color enter at this time?
Haiti had a slave revolt and a large number of now free people came to Louisiana
Cuba had a yellow fever epidemic and free people of color left too escape it
Puerto Rico had a hurricane and free people of color needed a safe place to go
Hawaii had a tsunami and free people of color were now free
America gave France _____________ for the Louisiana Purchase, which averaged out to _____ per acre?
$25 million; 3 cents
$18 million; 4 cents
$19 million; 2 cents
$15 million; 4 cents
During the Louisiana Purchase, ______ was the President of the United States and _____ was the leader of France?
Thomas Jefferson; Napoleon
Napoleon; Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr; Napoleon
Thomas Jefferson; Aaron Burr
Who was once vice president and was arrested for treason? He was involved in a conspiracy to have the western part of the United Stated secede so he could form his own empire.
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Napoleon Bonaparte
Aaron Burr
What was the purpose of the West Florida Revolt?
West Florida did not want to be under American rule. They rebelled against the Americans.
West Florida did not want to be under French rule. They rebelled against the French.
West Florida wanted to be apart of the United States. They rebelled against the Spanish.
West Florida wanted to be an independent country. They rebelled against the Spanish.
Why was the Louisiana Purchase such a good deal for America?
It doubled the size of Louisiana and was cheap
It tripled the size of America and was inexpensive
It doubled a size of America and was cheap
none of the above
What was the nickname for some of the first Americans to come to Louisiana?
Kentuckians
Kaintucks
Napoleons
Acadians
Why was the Louisiana territory not immediately given statehood?
Claiborne only spoke English and he wanted to give the citizens time to learn his language
Wilkinson was trying to plan his own empire
Burr thought all Americans should pay taxes and Louisiana citizens refused
Claiborne thought citizens should take the time to learn about their new government
Why did Thomas Jefferson almost not buy the Louisiana Territory?
Napoleon wanted too much money for the land
Louisiana citizens rioted in New Orleans that they did not want to become American
Thomas Jefferson was not given the power to buy land in the Constitution
Why did Napoleon want to grow sugar in Haiti?
He wanted to grow his slave population to help fight wars
He liked sugar in his coffee
He needed money to find his wars all over the world
