WorksheetsLouisiana Purchase and Lewis & Clark Expedition
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which city’s port worried American farmers when the French controlled it in the early 1800s?
New Orleans on the Mississippi
Boston on the Atlantic coast
Chicago on Lake Michigan
San Francisco on the Pacific
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sent a representative to which country to discuss the territory?
Britain led by Parliament
Mexico governed by leaders
Spain ruled from Madrid
France ruled by Napoleon
Who was the French ruler involved in selling the Louisiana Territory?
Napoleon Bonaparte of France
King George III of Britain
Miguel Hidalgo of Mexico
Francisco Pizarro of Spain
How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory in 1803?
$5 million final cost
$150 million huge deal
$15 million total price
$50 million big sum
What happened to the size of the United States after the Louisiana Purchase?
It doubled in area
It shrank a little
It stayed the same
It tripled overnight
Who sent Lewis and Clark to explore the newly acquired western lands?
President Thomas Jefferson
President James Madison
President George Washington
President John Adams
From which city did Lewis and Clark begin their expedition in May 1804?
St. Louis on the Mississippi
New York near the Atlantic
Philadelphia by the Delaware
Charleston on the coast
Which was one main goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Explore the Missouri and Columbia Rivers
Capture forts along the east coast
Fight battles against European armies
Build railroads to California
What was the group traveling with Lewis and Clark called?
Western Survey Crew
Frontier Brigade
Team of Explorers
Corps of Discovery
Who served as a Native American interpreter during Lewis and Clark’s expedition?
Geronimo
Pocahontas
Sitting Bull
Sacagawea
Which river did the Corps of Discovery travel up at the start of their journey?
Missouri River
Rio Grande River
Colorado River
Columbia River
The Corps of Discovery crossed which mountain range during their expedition?
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Ozark Mountains
Which river did the Corps of Discovery travel down toward the Pacific Ocean?
Columbia River
Snake River
Mississippi River
Ohio River
About how many miles did the expedition travel before returning to St. Louis in 1806?
20,000 miles
1,000 miles
500 miles
8,000 miles
Who led a large army to San Antonio to stop the Texan and Tejano rebellion in early 1836?
James Bowie
Davy Crockett
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
Fewer than 200 Texans and Tejanos defended which fort in a famous battle?
Mission San José
Fort Worth
The Alamo
Presidio La Bahía
What belief said the United States should spread across the entire North American continent?
Manifest Destiny
States’ Rights
Popular Sovereignty
Industrial Revolution
Which treaty set the Rio Grande as the border between Texas and Mexico?
Treaty of Paris
Adams-Onís Treaty
Jay’s Treaty
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
How much money did the United States pay Mexico for the cession?
$1 million
$50 million
$5 million
$15 million
Why was Sacagawea important to the Corps of Discovery?
She interpreted and guided
She built new forts
She led the army
She wrote the treaty
Which ocean marked the western end of the Corps of Discovery’s route?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
What was a key result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo for the United States?
Lost Texas to Mexico
Gained land in the Mexican Cession
Returned the Alamo to Spain
Ended trade with California
About how many miles long was the Oregon Trail?
About 2,000 miles long
About 3,500 miles long
About 5,000 miles long
About 1,000 miles long
From which state did the Oregon Trail commonly begin before heading west through the Rocky Mountains?
Texas
Utah
Missouri
Ohio
How did pioneers usually travel together on the Oregon Trail?
By riverboat caravans
By single rider on horseback
By wagon train moving together
By railroad passenger cars
Which animals most often pulled the covered wagons on the Oregon Trail?
Camels and donkeys
Oxen, mules, or horses
Buffalo and deer
Dogs and goats
In what year did huge numbers of people rush to California to search for gold?
1848
1849
1846
1851
About how many people traveled to California during the Gold Rush?
About 1,000,000 people
About 150,000 people
More than 250,000 people
About 50,000 people
About how many years did the California Gold Rush last?
Ten years
Five years
Three years
Two years
In which year did California have enough people to become a state?
1852
1850
1849
1848
