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Chapter Eight: Lesson Two-The Louisiana Purchase

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Napoleon Bonaparte, the leader of France, losing the Island of Saint-Domingue to a revolt affect the future of the United States?

a)

It drew the United States into a war with France.

b)

It caused Napoleon to abandon his goal of creating a Western Empire.

c)

It caused the United States to annex the Island.

d)

None of the above

2.

With Napoleon and France being on the verge of war with Britain, what did he sell to the United States to pay for his war?

a)

The island of Saint-Domingue

b)

The province of Quebec

c)

The Louisiana Territory

d)

The island of Corsica

3.

Sacagawea helped out the expedition by doing all of the following. Select all that apply.

a)

found edible plants

b)

saved Lewis from a buffalo stampede

c)

rescued valuable cargo when a boat capsized

d)

hiked up a mountain to retrieve a rare plant that cured poison oak.

e)

helped negotiate the purchase of horses

4.

Besides Lewis & Clark, who else did President Jefferson send on an expedition to explore the west?

a)

Jedidiah Smith

b)

Zebulon Pike

c)

John Smith

d)

Mel Gibson

5.

Jefferson believed that French control of the Louisiana Territory would improve American trade on the Mississippi River.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The revolt in Saint-Domingue had an effect on France's plans in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Lewis and Clark's expedition collected valuable information on people, plants, and animals.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The size of the United States was doubled with

a)

the adoption of New Orleans.

b)

the expedition of Lewis and Clark.

c)

the Louisiana Purchase.

d)

Zebulon Pike's expedition.

9.

Which politician died as a result of a duel?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Alexander Hamilton

10.

Who turned to Aaron Burr for support in their plot to secede from the Union?

a)

Federalists in New England

b)

Democratic-Republicans from the South

c)

Unionists from Kansas

d)

Napoleon who was then banished to the Island of Saint-Domingue.

11.

Why was the Louisiana Purchase such a significant event for the young United States? Select ALL that apply.

a)

It greatly increased the size of the nation.

b)

It finally drove the British out of North America.

c)

It gave the United States complete control of the Mississippi River.

d)

It provided lands on which to relocate Native Americans.

12.

Who forced Napoleon Bonaparte to abandon plans for an American empire?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

Meriwether Lewis

c)

Toussaint L’Ouverture

d)

Zebulon Pike

e)

Mad Dog Duggen

13.

Which country sold the Louisiana Territory in 1803?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

United States

14.

The Shoshone guide who joined the Lewis and Clark expedition was _______________.

a)

Sacagawea

b)

York

c)

Pocahontas

d)

Tecumseh

15.

Which country sold the Louisiana Territory in 1803?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

United States