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Worksheets5th Louisiana Purchase
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 44mins
What town lies at the mouth of the Mississippi River, where the river empties into the Gulf of Mexico?
Canton
New Orleans
St. Louis
Minneapolis
What country did President Jefferson fear would limit American access to New Orleans and the Mississippi River?
Mexico
Germany
France
Brazil
What did President Jefferson decide to do in order to gain control of the area of New Orleans and the Mississippi River?
steal it
borrow it
sell it
buy it
What country founded, or began, the town of New Orleans?
France
Spain
Britain
United States
What town lies at the mouth of the Mississippi River, where the river empties into the Gulf of Mexico?
Canton
New Orleans
St. Louis
Minneapolis
In what area did New Orleans become the largest port by the early 1800s?
North
South
East
West
What country did President Jefferson fear would limit American access to New Orleans and the Mississippi River?
Mexico
Germany
France
Brazil
What did President Jefferson decide to do in order to gain control of the area of New Orleans and the Mississippi River?
steal it
borrow it
sell it
buy it
Where did almost 1 million people live by 1800?
between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River
between the Rocky Mountains and the Missouri River
between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River
between the Appalachian Mountains and the Missouri River
What were most of the 1 million people that lived between the mountains and the river?
artists
miners
teachers
farmers
What did western farmers rely on to ship their wheat and corn?
Mississippi River
roads
planes
trains
What carried the produce across the Gulf of Mexico, around Florida, and up to ports along the Atlantic Coast?
kayak
canoes
oceangoing ships
houseboat
Which President sent Thomas Pinckney to Spain in order to sign a treaty allowing Americans ship their goods down the Mississippi River and into New Orleans?
Kennedy
Lincoln
Washington
Jefferson
Which country did Spain sign a new treaty with in 1800 giving Louisiana back to that country?
France
Spain
United States
Germany
Which President was worried that Napoleon Bonaparte would try to build an empire in America?
Kennedy
Jefferson
Washington
Lincoln
Which French colony in the Caribbean Sea had enslaved Africans that revolted against Napoleon Bonaparte and gained their independence?
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Bahamas
Cuba
How much money were Livingston and Monroe allowed to spend to purchase New Orleans?
$10 billion
$10
$10 million
$10 thousand
What did France offer to sell to the United States, instead of just New Orleans?
Texas
Haiti
Louisiana Territory
Alaska
What did Livingston and Monroe know that President Jefferson wanted to control?
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Mississippi River
Missouri River
How much did the United States pay to purchase the Louisiana Territory?
$15
$15 thousand
$15 million
$15 billion
What did President Jefferson use to tell him what his powers were as president?
newspaper
Bill of Rights
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
What is the President of the United States allowed to do that made it ok for President Jefferson to purchase the Louisiana Territory?
make countries
make laws
make books
make treaties
Who approved the agreement the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
Senate
House of Representatives
Spain
John Dickinson
How did the size of the United States change with the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
stayed the same
doubled
tripled
decreased
Which President was worried that Napoleon Bonaparte would try to build an empire in America?
Kennedy
Jefferson
Washington
Lincoln
What did France offer to sell to the United States, instead of just New Orleans?
Texas
Haiti
Louisiana Territory
Alaska
How did the size of the United States change with the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
stayed the same
doubled
tripled
decreased
Jefferson was responsible for which purchase in 1803 that doubled the size of the country
American purchase
Virginian Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
British Purchase
The Embargo Act of 1807
prohibited American ships from leaving their ports
prohibited French & British ships from entering US ports
boosted trade and business throughout the country
was enacted by James Madison
This political cartoon is most associated with which event?
War of 1812
British Impressment
the Embargo of 1807
Jackson's presidency
Before the War of 1812, Great Britain and France would slow down or stop our _______________ to make sure the US was carrying weapons.
cargo ships
wagons
horses
trains
Weeks after the Louisiana Purchase ___________ and _________ were at war. The U. S. planned to continue to trade with both of them.
France, Spain
Great Britain, Spain
The United States, Great Britain
France, Great Britain
British ships captured U. S. sailors in a practice called ___________.
kidnapping
internment
embargo
impressment
New Orleans was a valuable port and Americans used this city to access the
Boston Harbor
Atlantic Ocean
Boston Harbor
Mississippi River
Who fought in the War of 1812?
France and Russia
Ukraine and Russia
The United States and Great Britain
Who was the President at the time of the War of 1812?
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
What event increased Americans' suspicions that Britain supplied weapons to Native Americans living on the frontier?
The Creek War
The Battle of Tippecanoe
The Treaty of Ghent
What did the "War Hawks" hope to gain by defeating the British in the War of 1812?
Florida
Canada
California
What year was the Louisiana Territory purchased?
En qué año fue el territorio de Louisiana comprado?
1800
1803
1812
1816
With the purchase of Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand _____________.
Con la compra del Territorio de Luisiana, Estados Unidos podría expandir _____________.
north
norte
south
sur
west
oeste
east
este
Thomas Jefferson was the _______ president.
3rd
16th
7th
5th
Shawnee leader who fought against the United States and fought with the British during the War of 1812
Tecumseh
James Madison
James Monroe
Francis Scott Key
Agreement that ended the War of 1812 and returned borders to pre-war lines
Monroe Doctrine
Impressment
Treaty of Ghent
Nationalism
A strong belief that your own country and common culture are the most important
Impressment
Nationalism
Embargo
Monroe Doctrine
An official ban on trade with another country
Monroe Doctrine
Nationalism
Impressment
Embargo
Forcing sailors from the United States to serve in the British Navy
Impressment
Monroe Doctrine
Embargo
Nationalism
In political cartoons, Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty usually represent...
Freedom
The United States
Rights
Clowns
People in Congress who wanted the War of 1812 to happen
American Indians
Embargo
Warhawks
British
Who was the Colonel during the Battle of New Orleans?
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
General Patton
George Washington
A plan created by Henry Clay to create nationalism among Americans after the war of 1812. It was an economic plan that played an important role in American policy during the first half of the 19th century.
American System
Economic Nationalism
Judicial Nationalism
Democratic Party
The first large scale test of the American republic on the world stage. With the British Navy impressing American sailors, and the British government aiding Native American tribes in their attacks on American citizens on the frontier, Congress, for the first time in our nation’s history, declared war on a foreign nation: Great Britain.
War of 1812
American Revolution
French and Indian War
Quasi War
The _____ marked a period in the political history of the United States that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans in the aftermath of the War of 1812
Judicial Nationalism
Era of Good Feelings
American System
capitalism
The 6th president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the 8th United States Secretary of State from 1817 to 1825.
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
James Monroe
James Madison
one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. It was founded in 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Federalist Party
Capitalism
Served as the 7th president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Founder of the Democratic Party
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
Under the American System, the U.S. would become economically self-sufficent.
True
False
Under the American System, imported goods would be taxed.
True
False
Under the American System, a national bank and a single curency would not be created.
True
False
A goal of the American System was to improved America's transportation system.
True
False
Thomas Jefferson developed the American System.
True
False
The loyalty to the interests of one region of a country over the interests of the country as a whole
Patriotism
Nationalism
Sectionalism
Loyalism
What was the first road built by the Federal Government?
White House Road
Pennsylvania Road
Erie Canal
Cumberland Road
Read the passage then answer question.
Which of Lewis and Clark's accomplishments had the largest impact on people moving west of the Mississippi?
