A Growing Nation

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Which of the following was NOT a reason Napolean Bonaparte wanted to sell the LA Territory to the USA: He needed to fund a new war, He did not care about having land and power, He needed money to pay off war debt, He thought selling to USA would give them a good ally

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He did not care about having land and power

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Who were the Corps of Discovery?

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Lewis and Clark and their group of explorers

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Why did Livingston and Monroe most likely make the bold choice to purchase the entire territory of LA?

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They knew that had to get New Orleans and the Mississippli River

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Which of the following was not a goal of the Corps of Discovery on their expedition?
To find an all water passage to the Pacific Ocean,
Identify different plants and animals in the new territory,
Create maps of the land and the routes they traveled,
Buy all of the land on the North American continent

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Buy all of the land on the North American continent

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What was Sacagawea's role during the expedition?

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To translate for Lewis and Clark and the Native American tribes

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How did the LA Purchase benefit the USA?

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It helped show their power in the world as a nation

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Which of these best explains what President Jefferson realized about the Louisiana Territory? The territory would cost them too much money to keep up, The only way to gain LA was to fight a great war, The natural resources in the territory would benefit the USA, Having control of the Mississippi River and New Orleans would only cause problems for them

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The natural resources in the territory would benefit the USA

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The United States _______________ in size when the Louisiana Territory was purchased

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doubled

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Which area of land was added in 1803?

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E

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What is the location of the Louisiana Purchase? Options: From the Missouri River to the Appalachian Mountains, From the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, From the Mississippi River to the Appalachian Mountains, From the Atlantic Ocean to The Weekends House

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From the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains