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WorksheetsLouisiana Purchase, Statehood & Battle of New Orleans
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 5hrs 30mins
Who was president of the U.S when Louisiana becomes a state?
George Washington
Joe Biden
James Madison
John Tyler
Key events in the War of 1812
The British burning Gov. building
America winning important naval and military victores
Being able to vote
America defeating an Canadian invasion
How did the U.S get West Florida?
They fought a battle for it
The land was given to the governor of Louisiana
They just claimed it
They been had the land
What British action angered the Americans and mostly resulted in the War 1812?
The British seized American sailors and forced them to serve in the British navy.
Spain giving the U.S West Florida
The British burning gov. buildings
The British enating a crippling blockade of the east coast
What term that describes the seizure of sailors?
Slavery
Confinement
Captivity
Impressment
What are the causes of the War of 1812?
Great Britain seize American merchant ships bound for France
British provide support of Native American resistance/uprising
The Louisiana Purchase
The British attacking Washington and burning the White House and other gov. buildings
What is another name for the War of 1812
(a)
Who was the first governor after Louisiana became a state?
William C.C. Claiborne
James Madison
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
What are some of the requirements did Louisiana had to have to become a state in the Union?
60,000 population
three delegate for every 19,200 residents
$10
one delegate for every 1,200 residents
12,000 slaves
When did Louisiana become a state?
(a)
What treaty settled the boundary between Louisiana and Spanish Texas?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Versailles
What was the consequence of the Louisiana Purchase?
The Battle of New Orleans
The country started expanding more west
The future growth of the U.S
Why was the Sabine Strip called "no-man's-land"?
The U.S and the Spain agreed that no one would live there
There was a myth that no one lived there
It wasn't called that
That was the name the Americans gave the land because spanish people weren't allowed to live there
Why did France sell the Louisiana Territory to the U.S
They needed money for a war w/ G.B
They just got bored of the land
They wanted to use it for crops, but the soil wasn't any good
They didn't, the U.S just claimed the land
Why did the U.S really want the Louisiana Territory?
To gain control of the port in New Orleans
To gain more land to get bigger than G.B
To have more land to get more slaves
To give them access to the Mississippi River
Who was the leader of the French government when the U.S bought Louisiana?
James Madison
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jesus Christ
James Monroe
Why did the U.S so willing to use the services of Lafitte?
He wanted to help the U.S because he was familiar with the area
He wanted to help them because they gave him money
He wasn't and was forced by them
He wanted to help them just to be nice
What advantages did the U.S have during the Battle of New Orleans?
They didn't have any
Familiarity with the land
Home field advantage
Being used to Louisiana's climate
Better weapons
Why did the British want to control Louisiana, specifically New Orleans?
New Orleans' financial district was superior to others in North America
The Mississippi River gave access to a large part of North America
They wanted control over the port in New Orleans for trading
They didn't want control over it
Why was the Battle of New Orleans important?
It's unique because it was fought after the war officially ended
It wasn't
It ws important because both countries wanted control over New Orleans
Why did Congress divide the Louisiana Purchase?
(a)
How many territories did Congress divide the Louisiana Purchase?
(a)
What was the first state carved out of the Louisiana Purchase?
(a)
Who did the U.S Congress allow to vote in Louisiana?
White men who own land, are 21 yrs old, and pay state taxes
Anyone who lived there
Only white men and women
Only Americans and slaves
Why did Napoleon want to take Louisiana back from Spain?
He wanted more land for slaves
He just didn't like Spain
He wanted to turn Louisiana into a wheat-producing colony to provide for his sugarcane-producing economy of St. Domingue
He just wanted some land in North America
What lands did Thomas Jefferson initially approve Monroe and Livingston to buy from France?
New Orleans
New Orleans and pieces of Florida
None
Half of all the land they had
How much did the U.S offer France for the Louisiana Territory?
$5,000,000
$15,000,000
$1,000,000
$ 10,000,000
