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Checkpoint 3 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The United States _____________ in size when the Louisiana territory was purchased.

a)

tripled

b)

stayed the same

c)

doubled

d)

shrank

2.

Who owned the Louisiana territory first?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

England

3.

How would your life be different if Thomas Jefferson had not purchased the Louisiana territory? Select all that apply.

a)

It would be the same.

b)

France would own this area.

c)

The U.S.A. would be much smaller.

d)

Missouri would not exist.

4.

Where did President Jefferson want Lewis and Clark to go?

a)

New Orleans

b)

St. Louis

c)

The Pacific Ocean

d)

The Atlantic Ocean

5.

What was the name of the group that Lewis and Clark traveled with?

a)

The Corps of Discovery

b)

The Discovery Corps

c)

The Expedetioners

d)

The Expedition Corps

6.

Who owned the Louisiana territory second?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

England

7.

What was not a goal of President Jefferson?

a)

Journal about new plants and animals

b)

Make a map of the new land

c)

Find a passage to New Orleans

d)

Meet Native Americans and tell them that the U.S. now owned the Louisiana territory.

8.

What did Lewis and Clark see on their journey? Select all that apply.

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

native americans

d)

lots of neighborhoods

9.

What difficulties did Lewis and Clark face on their expedition? Select all that apply.

a)

Illness

b)

Cold weather

c)

Mosquitoes and ticks

d)

All of the above

10.

What is not a way Sacajawea helped on the expedition?

a)

She helped Lewis and Clark speak with Indians. (Interpreter)

b)

She helped guide Lewis and Clark and helped them trade with Indians.

c)

She knew what plants were safe to eat.

d)

She took over as the leader of the expedition.

11.

What were three results of the expedition? Select 3.

a)

Lewis and Clark brought back maps of the new land.

b)

People chose to move out west.

c)

Lewis and Clark became the president.

d)

Lewis and Clark were labeled as heroes.

12.
What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington 
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Henry Harrison
13.
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
14.
How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?
a)
$100,000
b)
$1 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$100 million
15.
Why did the Americans want the Louisiana territory?
a)
For control of the Mississippi ports
b)
To spy on the Spanish
c)
To control Haiti
d)
For gold and silver
16.
How did the Louisiana Purchase effect the geography of the United States?
a)
it tripled the size of the U.S.
b)
it had no effect
c)
it doubled the size of the U.S.
17.
Who was the French leader who sold Louisiana to the US?
a)
Richard Lee
b)
Prince Phillip
c)
Napoleon
d)
King Louie
18.
When did the United States of America purchase the territory of Louisiana?
a)
1703
b)
1903
c)
1803
d)
1813
19.
Why was the port of New Orleans so important?
a)
It was the best place to go fishing
b)
It was a party town
c)
It was the Catholic headquaters
d)
It was the main center for trade along the Mississippi river
20.
Which port did Jefferson want to control?
a)
Savannah
b)
New Orleans
c)
Mexico
d)
Mississippi