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The Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?

a)

1802

b)

1803

c)

1804

d)

1805

2.

How much did the Louisiana Purchase cost?

a)

12 million dollars

b)

15 million dollars

c)

18 million dollars

d)

21 million dollars

3.

We purchased the Louisiana Territory-what was the original purchase supposed to be?

a)

New Orleans

b)

New Hope

c)

New Albany

d)

New Hamilton

4.

Who was sent to explore the Louisiana Territory?

a)

Lewis and Clark

b)

Livingston and Monroe

5.

What was the name of their Native American guide?

a)

Segenam

b)

Sacagawea

c)

Sikyahonaw

6.

Which was NOT a main goal of the expedition?

a)

Find a northwest passage-direct route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

b)

Make friends with Native American tribes

c)

To just explore and record nothing

d)

Uncover knowledge about peoples,plants, geography and animal west of the United States

7.

What number correctly identifies the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

7

d)

5

8.
Study the Image.  In which state did the Lewis and Clark expedition begin?
a)
Missouri
b)
Arkansas
c)
Oregon 
d)
California
9.
What year was the Louisiana Purchase made?
a)
1903
b)
1703
c)
1803
10.
The Louisiana Territory was the land..
a)
the land between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean
b)
the land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains
c)
the land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
11.
How much did the the Louisiana Purchase cost per acre?
a)
1 cent
b)
3 cents
c)
5 cents
d)
3 dollars
12.
Who did Thomas Jefferson choose to lead the Corps of Discovery? 
a)
Meriwether Lewis
b)
William Clark
c)
Sacagawea 
13.
Lewis and Clark choose Sacagawea to join the Corps of Discovery.  Sacagawea was a Native American born to which tribe?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Sioux
c)
Shoshone 
14.
Who did Meriweather Lewis choose as his co-leader of the Corps of Discovery? 
a)
William Clark
b)
Sacagawea
c)
Thomas Jefferson
15.
Which president purchased the Louisiana Territory from France?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
16.
Who did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Territory from?
a)
Napoleon
b)
King George
c)
Queen Elizabeth I
17.

Who was Clark's slave that was an important person in the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

a)

Floyd

b)

Seaman

c)

Charbonneau

d)

York

18.
What is the name of the big piece of land that Thomas Jefferson bought in 1803?
a)
Texas Territory 
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Mississippi Expansion
d)
Midwest Territory
19.
What is the name of the group that traveled with Lewis and Clark?
a)
The American Explorers
b)
Journey Men's Club
c)
The Dream Team
d)
Corps of Discovery
20.
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.
21.
Who had control of the Lower Mississippi and New Orleans before France had it?
a)
Britain
b)
Portugal
c)
Spain
d)
Germany
22.
Besides doubling the size of the nation, what else did the Louisiana Purchase do?
a)
Increased our Natural resources and angered the Indians.
b)
Made friends with the Indians and increased trade.
c)
Forced France to leave America forever.
d)
Took the Mississippi River away from Spain.
23.
What country owned the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Mexico
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
France
24.

Who was the 3rd President of the United States?

a)

John Adams

b)

James Monroe

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

25.
When President Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory, how did that change our country?
a)
More people to feed
b)
Doubled the size of our country
c)
Started a war
d)
Got Jefferson fired.
26.
How did the Lewis and Clark expedition help further pioneers? 
a)
They brought back gold, silver, and many spices
b)
They brought back maps showing the major rivers, mountains, and important passes through the Rocky Mountains.
c)
They made maps of Texas and New Mexico. 
d)
 They told many stories of buffalo and Native Americans
27.
In their journals, Lewis and Clark 
a)
made maps
b)
drew pictures
c)
wrote about their encounters
d)
all of the above
28.
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
a)
mountains
b)
crossing rivers
c)
the great plains
d)
all of the above

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