WorksheetsThe Louisiana Purchase
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When did the United States of America purchase the territory of Louisiana?
a)
1703
b)
1903
c)
1803
d)
1813
2.
What is represented by "4" on this map?
a)
The United States (before 1803)
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Disputed territory (between Britain, the United States, Russia, and Spain)
d)
Land controlled by the British (what is Canada today)
3.
What is represented by "6" on this map?
a)
The United States (before 1803)
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Disputed territory (between Britain, the United States, Russia, and Spain)
d)
Land controlled by the British (what is Canada today)
4.
What is represented by "A" on this map?
a)
Missouri River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Ohio River
d)
Columbia River
5.
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
6.
Who sold the Louisiana territory to the US?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Britian
d)
Portugal
7.
Which port did Jefferson want to control?
a)
Savannah
b)
New Orleans
c)
Mexico
d)
Mississippi
8.
What doubled the size of the US?
a)
Mexico
b)
Canada Purchase
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
California Purchase
9.
Thomas Jefferson was the ____ president.
a)
3rd
b)
16th
c)
43rd
d)
20th
10.
How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?
a)
$100,000
b)
$1 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$100 million
11.
Which body of water forms the eastern border of the Louisiana Territory from the eastern part of the country that the US already owned?
a)
Oregon River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Tennessee River
12.
With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand ___.
a)
to the north
b)
to the south
c)
to the west
d)
to the east
13.
The Emperor of France that sold the Louisiana Territory to the USA?
a)
Toussaint Louverture
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Friedrick Von Steuben
14.
Why did Pioneers settle near rivers?
a)
They wanted to ship their crops to market on the rivers.
b)
They needed water for their animals.
c)
They wanted to dam the rivers to build lakes.
d)
They liked to fish.
15.
The two Americans that were sent to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France.
a)
James Madison and Alexander Hamilton
b)
Monroe & Livingston
c)
Jefferson & Franklin
d)
Sacagawea & York
16.
The boundaries of the Louisiana Territory in 1803.
a)
South to the Rio Grande River
b)
North to Canada
c)
West of Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains
d)
East from the Ohio River to New York
17.
Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory for this reason.
a)
He wanted to control the Caribbean.
b)
He was tired of trying to expand his empire.
c)
He knew Spain wanted to control the Mississippi.
d)
He needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.
18.
Who had control of the Lower Mississippi and New Orleans before France had it?
a)
Britain
b)
Portugal
c)
Spain
d)
Germany
19.
What happened when Livingston and Monroe met with Napoleon to buy the port city of New Orleans?
a)
Napoleon offered the whole area known as Louisiana.
b)
Napoleon would not sell New Orleans.
c)
Napoleon offered to let them buy Florida.
d)
Napoleon refused to meet with them.
20.
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
21.
Which President asked Lewis and Clark to go exploring?
a)
George Washington
b)
Barak Obama
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
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