WorksheetsCali Calmecac Louisiana Purchase
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
What was the first state added to the Union after the Revolutionary War?
New Hampshire
California
Vermont
Ohio
In what year did the United States make the Louisiana Purchase?
1791
1800
1803
1806
What future U.S. president did Jefferson also send to France to make the deal?
James Monroe
Benjamin Franklin
Joe Biden
Grover Cleveland
Who was leader of France at the time of the purchase?
King Louis XIV
Charles de Gaulle
Charles X
Napoleon
What price did the US offer to just purchase the port town of New Orleans?
A Million Scholar Dollars
$10,000,000
$15,000,000
$20,000,000
How much did the U.S. pay for the Louisiana Territory?
$15 Million
$80 Million
$150 Million
It was free
True or False: All of the U.S. Congress supported the purchase.
True
False
What famous explorers traveled up the Missouri River to explore and map parts of this new territory?
Louis and Jonea
Armstrong and Aldrin
Smith and Wesson
Lewis and Clark
What port city did Thomas Jefferson originally set out to purchase from France?
New York
New Orleans
Charleston
San Francisco
Who was the U.S. president at the time of the purchase?
Washington
Monroe
Jefferson
Jackson
The land of the Louisiana Purchase was to the west of what major river?
Mississippi
Colorado
Ohio River
Rio Grande
What country owned the land before France?
Italy
England
Netherlands
Spain
What was a major question or concern about the future of this new land in our country?
Would we ever find the Northwest Passage?
If we paid too much money
If this new area would support slavery or not.
How many states would form here
What method of transportation was common to use to travel and explore the frontier that helped in expansion?
Uber
Walking
Rivers
Lakes
Which option below shows the correct pattern commonly found in our country's expansion?
Statehood > Growth > Settlement
Growth > Statehood > Settlement
Settlement > Statehood > Growth
Settlement > Growth > Statehood
