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5th Louisiana Purchase

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What town lies at the mouth of the Mississippi River, where the river empties into the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

Canton

b)

New Orleans

c)

St. Louis

d)

Minneapolis

2.

What country did President Jefferson fear would limit American access to New Orleans and the Mississippi River?

a)

Mexico

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Brazil

3.

What did President Jefferson decide to do in order to gain control of the area of New Orleans and the Mississippi River?

a)

steal it

b)

borrow it

c)

sell it

d)

buy it

4.

What country founded, or began, the town of New Orleans?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Britain

d)

United States

5.

What town lies at the mouth of the Mississippi River, where the river empties into the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

Canton

b)

New Orleans

c)

St. Louis

d)

Minneapolis

6.

In what area did New Orleans become the largest port by the early 1800s?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

7.

What country did President Jefferson fear would limit American access to New Orleans and the Mississippi River?

a)

Mexico

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Brazil

8.

What did President Jefferson decide to do in order to gain control of the area of New Orleans and the Mississippi River?

a)

steal it

b)

borrow it

c)

sell it

d)

buy it

9.

Where did almost 1 million people live by 1800?

a)

between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River

b)

between the Rocky Mountains and the Missouri River

c)

between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River

d)

between the Appalachian Mountains and the Missouri River

10.

What were most of the 1 million people that lived between the mountains and the river?

a)

artists

b)

miners

c)

teachers

d)

farmers

11.

What did western farmers rely on to ship their wheat and corn?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

roads

c)

planes

d)

trains

12.

What carried the produce across the Gulf of Mexico, around Florida, and up to ports along the Atlantic Coast?

a)

kayak

b)

canoes

c)

oceangoing ships

d)

houseboat

13.

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?

a)

Kennedy

b)

Lincoln

c)

Washington

d)

Jefferson

14.

Which country did Spain sign a new treaty with in 1800 giving Louisiana back to that country?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

United States

d)

Germany

15.

Which President was worried that Napoleon Bonaparte would try to build an empire in America?

a)

Kennedy

b)

Jefferson

c)

Washington

d)

Lincoln

16.

Which French colony in the Caribbean Sea had enslaved Africans that revolted against Napoleon Bonaparte and gained their independence?

a)

Haiti

b)

Dominican Republic

c)

Bahamas

d)

Cuba

17.

How much money were Livingston and Monroe allowed to spend to purchase New Orleans?

a)

$10 billion

b)

$10

c)

$10 million

d)

$10 thousand

18.

What did France offer to sell to the United States, instead of just New Orleans?

a)

Texas

b)

Haiti

c)

Louisiana Territory

d)

Alaska

19.

What did Livingston and Monroe know that President Jefferson wanted to control?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Missouri River

20.

How much did the United States pay to purchase the Louisiana Territory?

a)

$15

b)

$15 thousand

c)

$15 million

d)

$15 billion

21.

What did President Jefferson use to tell him what his powers were as president?

a)

newspaper

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Constitution

d)

Declaration of Independence

22.

What is the President of the United States allowed to do that made it ok for President Jefferson to purchase the Louisiana Territory?

a)

make countries

b)

make laws

c)

make books

d)

make treaties

23.

Who approved the agreement the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

c)

Spain

d)

John Dickinson

24.

How did the size of the United States change with the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?

a)

stayed the same

b)

doubled

c)

tripled

d)

decreased

25.

Which President was worried that Napoleon Bonaparte would try to build an empire in America?

a)

Kennedy

b)

Jefferson

c)

Washington

d)

Lincoln

26.

What did France offer to sell to the United States, instead of just New Orleans?

a)

Texas

b)

Haiti

c)

Louisiana Territory

d)

Alaska

27.

How did the size of the United States change with the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?

a)

stayed the same

b)

doubled

c)

tripled

d)

decreased

28.

Jefferson was responsible for which purchase in 1803 that doubled the size of the country

a)

American purchase

b)

Virginian Purchase

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

British Purchase

29.

The Embargo Act of 1807

a)

prohibited American ships from leaving their ports

b)

prohibited French & British ships from entering US ports

c)

boosted trade and business throughout the country

d)

was enacted by James Madison

30.

This political cartoon is most associated with which event?

a)

War of 1812

b)

British Impressment

c)

the Embargo of 1807

d)

Jackson's presidency

31.

Before the War of 1812, Great Britain and France would slow down or stop our _______________ to make sure the US was carrying weapons.

a)

cargo ships

b)

wagons

c)

horses

d)

trains

32.

Weeks after the Louisiana Purchase ___________ and _________ were at war. The U. S. planned to continue to trade with both of them.

a)

France, Spain

b)

Great Britain, Spain

c)

The United States, Great Britain

d)

France, Great Britain

33.

British ships captured U. S. sailors in a practice called ___________.

a)

kidnapping

b)

internment

c)

embargo

d)

impressment

34.

New Orleans was a valuable port and Americans used this city to access the

a)

Boston Harbor

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Boston Harbor

d)

Mississippi River

35.

Who fought in the War of 1812?

a)

France and Russia

b)

Ukraine and Russia

c)

The United States and Great Britain

36.

Who was the President at the time of the War of 1812?

a)

James Madison

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

37.

What event increased Americans' suspicions that Britain supplied weapons to Native Americans living on the frontier?

a)

The Creek War

b)

The Battle of Tippecanoe

c)

The Treaty of Ghent

38.

What did the "War Hawks" hope to gain by defeating the British in the War of 1812?

a)

Florida

b)

Canada

c)

California

39.

What year was the Louisiana Territory purchased?


En qué año fue el territorio de Louisiana comprado?

a)

1800

b)

1803

c)

1812

d)

1816

40.

With the purchase of Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand _____________.


Con la compra del Territorio de Luisiana, Estados Unidos podría expandir _____________.

a)

north


norte

b)

south


sur

c)

west


oeste

d)

east


este

41.

Thomas Jefferson was the _______ president.

a)

3rd

b)

16th

c)

7th

d)

5th

42.
Who was the French leader who sold Louisiana to the US?
a)
Richard Lee
b)
Prince Phillip
c)
Napoleon
d)
King Louie
43.
Which port did Jefferson want to control?
a)
Savannah
b)
New Orleans
c)
Mexico
d)
Mississippi
44.

Shawnee leader who fought against the United States and fought with the British during the War of 1812

a)

Tecumseh

b)

James Madison

c)

James Monroe

d)

Francis Scott Key

45.

Agreement that ended the War of 1812 and returned borders to pre-war lines

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Impressment

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Nationalism

46.

A strong belief that your own country and common culture are the most important

a)

Impressment

b)

Nationalism

c)

Embargo

d)

Monroe Doctrine

47.

An official ban on trade with another country

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Nationalism

c)

Impressment

d)

Embargo

48.

Forcing sailors from the United States to serve in the British Navy

a)

Impressment

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Embargo

d)

Nationalism

49.

In political cartoons, Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty usually represent...

a)

Freedom

b)

The United States

c)

Rights

d)

Clowns

50.
The main reason for the war of 1812 was
a)
westward expansion
b)
French fur trade
c)
British search and seizure of American ships
51.

People in Congress who wanted the War of 1812 to happen

a)

American Indians

b)

Embargo

c)

Warhawks

d)

British

52.
What was the name of the war that happened in 1812
a)
The Civil War
b)
The American Revolution
c)
The War of 1812
d)
The American Revolution Part 2
e)
The Hundred Year War
53.

Who was the Colonel during the Battle of New Orleans?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

General Patton

d)

George Washington

54.

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.

a)

American System

b)

Economic Nationalism

c)

Judicial Nationalism

d)

Democratic Party

55.

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.

a)

War of 1812

b)

American Revolution

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Quasi War

56.

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

a)

Judicial Nationalism

b)

Era of Good Feelings

c)

American System

d)

capitalism

57.

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.

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

James Monroe

d)

James Madison

58.

one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. It was founded in 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson

a)

Democratic Party

b)

Republican Party

c)

Federalist Party

d)

Capitalism

59.

Served as the 7th president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Founder of the Democratic Party

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

John Quincy Adams

60.

Under the American System, the U.S. would become economically self-sufficent.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Under the American System, imported goods would be taxed.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Under the American System, a national bank and a single curency would not be created.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

A goal of the American System was to improved America's transportation system.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Thomas Jefferson developed the American System.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

The loyalty to the interests of one region of a country over the interests of the country as a whole

a)

Patriotism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Sectionalism

d)

Loyalism

66.
He was a US representative from Kentucky who supported nationalism and the American System
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Henry Clay
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
John C, Calhoun
67.
This transportation project ran from Albany to Buffalo, New York.
a)
Cumberland Road
b)
Erie Canal
c)
Transcontinental Railroad
d)
Mackinaw Bridge
68.
During what era did nationalism rise in the United States?
a)
After the War of 1812
b)
The Era of Good Feelings
c)
The Dawn of Justice
d)
The Era of Good and Evil
69.

What was the first road built by the Federal Government?

a)

White House Road

b)

Pennsylvania Road

c)

Erie Canal

d)

Cumberland Road

70.
What was the effect of the War of 1812?
a)
Americans felt a surge of national pride.
b)
Britain paid the United States $3 million to apologize.
c)
Land was set aside for Native Americans in the Northwest.
d)
War broke out with Spain.
71.
What was NOT a cause of the War of 1812?
a)
The Era of Good Feeling
b)
British impressment of American sailors
c)
Nationalism
d)
Trouble with Native Americans
72.
Changes in the nation were leading to conflict.  Loyalty to their own region gave rise to differences over national policy.  This became know as-
a)
Constitutionalism
b)
Liberalism
c)
Loyalism
d)
Sectionalism
73.
What caused the United States to double in size in 1803?
a)
Acquiring Florida
b)
Buying the Louisiana Territory
c)
Annexing Texas
d)
The Mexican Cession
74.
Napoleon was willing to sell Louisiana because-
a)
He knew he was too far away to control it.
b)
He had no use for the land.
c)
He needed money to fight the war against the British.
d)
He didn't want the United States to have Manifest Destiny.
75.
What was the name of the Indian squaw that assisted Lewis and Clark on their expedition?
a)
Squanto
b)
Sacagawea
c)
Pocahontas
d)
Chief Little Bighorn
76.
The belief shared by many Americans, that the United States should one day stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean is known as -
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Sectionalism
c)
The Gold Rush
d)
Impressment
77.
Lewis and Clark are well known for leading an expedition to map and investigate the Louisiana Territory.  They worked to establish friendly relationships with the Native Americans already living there.  They also created maps for future explorers and settlers, and documented the land, wildlife, and groups of people they encountered.  Beyond this, they were also trying to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.  Lewis and Clark met several groups of Native Americans, including the Shoshone.  A Shoshone woman named Sacagawea helped the explorers with their mission.  She was only 17 years old, but she assisted acting as a translator between them and the Shoshone.  She was also more familiar with the land so she could guide them on their journey.
Read the passage then answer question.
Which of Lewis and Clark's accomplishments had the largest impact on people moving west of the Mississippi?
a)
Using a translator
b)
Reaching the Pacific Ocean
c)
Mapping the Louisiana Territory
d)
Keeping notes about Native Americans they met
78.
During the 1850's settlers moving west followed the-
a)
Erie Canal
b)
Oregon Trail
c)
Royal Road
d)
Northwest Passage