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Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase Chapter 7 Lesson 2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Someone who settles a new place before others is...

a)

an interpreter.

b)

a pioneer.

c)

a cowboy.

d)

a president.

2.

The area around the edge of a settlement that is undeveloped is called the...

a)

frontier.

b)

purchase.

c)

mountains.

d)

Union.

3.

A person who translates what people are saying into other languages is...

a)

a pioneer.

b)

a friend.

c)

a Demoractic-Republican.

d)

an interpreter.

4.

What year did Vermont become the 14th state?

a)

1790

b)

1791

c)

1792

d)

1800

5.

Vermont was the ______ state.

a)

1st

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

50th

6.

What year did Kentucky before the 15th state?

a)

1790

b)

1791

c)

1792

d)

1800

7.

Kentucky was the _____ state.

a)

3rd

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

8.

Who cut off trade with France?

a)

President Washington

b)

President Jefferson

c)

President Adams

d)

President Lewis

9.

What did the Alien and Sedition Acts do?

a)

Limit free speech

b)

Limit free press

c)

Limit freedom of immigrants

d)

All of the above

10.

Who was elected President in 1800?

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

William Clark

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

11.

What trend did Jefferson start that is continued still today?

a)

Sending explorers into new lands.

b)

Filling government jobs with people from his party.

c)

Purchasing land to make America bigger.

d)

Naming animals he discovers after himself.

12.

Making the Louisiana Purchase ____________ America's size.

a)

tripled

b)

cut in half

c)

did nothing to

d)

doubled

13.

Why did France sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

a)

They needed money for a war with Britain.

b)

They thought the land was boring.

c)

They did not like Native Americans.

d)

They were scared of the grizzly bears there.

14.

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

a)

Finding a water route (Northwest Passage)

b)

Study the plants, animals, and landforms

c)

Meet and learn about the Native Americans there.

d)

Plant seeds to grow crops.

15.

Charbonneau's wife _______________ was a guide and interpreter for Lewis and Clark.

a)

Pochahontas

b)

Sacagawea

c)

Meriwether Lewis

d)

Thomas Jefferson

16.

How long did the Lewis and Clark trip take?

a)

1 year

b)

2 and a half years

c)

10 years

d)

1 week

17.

How many miles did Lewis and Clark travel?

a)

8000

b)

80

c)

1800

d)

8,000,000,000

18.

Which of the following is NOT an animal Lewis and Clark saw?

a)

Bison

b)

Zebras

c)

Grizzly Bears

d)

Mountain lions

19.

What city did Lewis and Clark start their expedition from in St. Louis?

a)

St. Louis

b)

New Orleans

c)

Houston

d)

Washington DC

20.

What year did Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean?

a)

1800

b)

1804

c)

1805

d)

1806

21.

Which of the following is NOT one of Lewis and Clark's accomplishments?

a)

Make maps

b)

Keep detailed journals of the land

c)

Discovered gold under the ground

d)

Brought new animals and plants back