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Louisiana Purchase, Statehood & Battle of New Orleans

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 5hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was president of the U.S when Louisiana becomes a state?

a)

George Washington

b)

Joe Biden

c)

James Madison

d)

John Tyler

2.

Key events in the War of 1812

a)

The British burning Gov. building

b)

America winning important naval and military victores

c)

Being able to vote

d)

America defeating an Canadian invasion

3.

How did the U.S get West Florida?

a)

They fought a battle for it

b)

The land was given to the governor of Louisiana

c)

They just claimed it

d)

They been had the land

4.

What British action angered the Americans and mostly resulted in the War 1812?

a)

The British seized American sailors and forced them to serve in the British navy.

b)

Spain giving the U.S West Florida

c)

The British burning gov. buildings

d)

The British enating a crippling blockade of the east coast

5.

What term that describes the seizure of sailors?

a)

Slavery

b)

Confinement

c)

Captivity

d)

Impressment

6.

What are the causes of the War of 1812?

a)

Great Britain seize American merchant ships bound for France

b)

British provide support of Native American resistance/uprising

c)

The Louisiana Purchase

d)

The British attacking Washington and burning the White House and other gov. buildings

7.

What is another name for the War of 1812

(a)  

8.

Who was the first governor after Louisiana became a state?

a)

William C.C. Claiborne

b)

James Madison

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville

9.

What are some of the requirements did Louisiana had to have to become a state in the Union?

a)

60,000 population

b)

three delegate for every 19,200 residents

c)

$10

d)

one delegate for every 1,200 residents

e)

12,000 slaves

10.

When did Louisiana become a state?

(a)  

11.

What treaty settled the boundary between Louisiana and Spanish Texas?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Treaty of Tordesillas

d)

Treaty of Versailles

12.

What was the consequence of the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

The Battle of New Orleans

b)

The country started expanding more west

c)

The future growth of the U.S

13.

Why was the Sabine Strip called "no-man's-land"?

a)

The U.S and the Spain agreed that no one would live there

b)

There was a myth that no one lived there

c)

It wasn't called that

d)

That was the name the Americans gave the land because spanish people weren't allowed to live there

14.

Why did France sell the Louisiana Territory to the U.S

a)

They needed money for a war w/ G.B

b)

They just got bored of the land

c)

They wanted to use it for crops, but the soil wasn't any good

d)

They didn't, the U.S just claimed the land

15.

Why did the U.S really want the Louisiana Territory?

a)

To gain control of the port in New Orleans

b)

To gain more land to get bigger than G.B

c)

To have more land to get more slaves

d)

To give them access to the Mississippi River

16.

Who was the leader of the French government when the U.S bought Louisiana?

a)

James Madison

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Jesus Christ

d)

James Monroe

17.

Why did the U.S so willing to use the services of Lafitte?

a)

He wanted to help the U.S because he was familiar with the area

b)

He wanted to help them because they gave him money

c)

He wasn't and was forced by them

d)

He wanted to help them just to be nice

18.

What advantages did the U.S have during the Battle of New Orleans?

a)

They didn't have any

b)

Familiarity with the land

c)

Home field advantage

d)

Being used to Louisiana's climate

e)

Better weapons

19.

Why did the British want to control Louisiana, specifically New Orleans?

a)

New Orleans' financial district was superior to others in North America

b)

The Mississippi River gave access to a large part of North America

c)

They wanted control over the port in New Orleans for trading

d)

They didn't want control over it

20.

Why was the Battle of New Orleans important?

a)

It's unique because it was fought after the war officially ended

b)

It wasn't

c)

It ws important because both countries wanted control over New Orleans

21.

Why did Congress divide the Louisiana Purchase?

(a)  

22.

How many territories did Congress divide the Louisiana Purchase?

(a)  

23.

What was the first state carved out of the Louisiana Purchase?

(a)  

24.

Who did the U.S Congress allow to vote in Louisiana?

a)

White men who own land, are 21 yrs old, and pay state taxes

b)

Anyone who lived there

c)

Only white men and women

d)

Only Americans and slaves

25.

Why did Napoleon want to take Louisiana back from Spain?

a)

He wanted more land for slaves

b)

He just didn't like Spain

c)

He wanted to turn Louisiana into a wheat-producing colony to provide for his sugarcane-producing economy of St. Domingue

d)

He just wanted some land in North America

26.

What lands did Thomas Jefferson initially approve Monroe and Livingston to buy from France?

a)

New Orleans

b)

New Orleans and pieces of Florida

c)

None

d)

Half of all the land they had

27.

How much did the U.S offer France for the Louisiana Territory?

a)

$5,000,000

b)

$15,000,000

c)

$1,000,000

d)

$ 10,000,000