Louisiana Purchase Lesson

Louisiana Purchase

Multiple Choice

In 1802 Spain and ________ made a secret agreement that transferred the Louisiana territory to that country.

• France

• England

• Canada

• Germany

Multiple Choice

What country had refused to allow the U.S. to use the port at New Orleans?

• France

• Great Britain

• Spain

• Russia

Multiple Choice

Who ceded Louisiana to France?

• Spain

• The United States

• England

• Italy

Multiple Choice

What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington 
• Andrew Jackson
• William Henry Harrison

Multiple Choice

How did Jefferson feel about France taking over Louisiana?

• Friendly and Compassionate

• Angry and Anxious

• Indifferent and Content

• Happy and Content

Multiple Select

Why was Jefferson nervous when France owned the Louisiana Territory?

• He didn't want France to sell it

• He was nervous France would create an empire in North America

• He was worried France and Spain would go to war

• He was nervous that France and Great Britain would sign a treaty

Multiple Choice

Why did the Americans want the Louisiana territory?

• For control of the Mississippi ports
• To spy on the Spanish
• To control Haiti
• For gold and silver

Multiple Choice

The two Americans that were sent to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France.

• James Madison and Alexander Hamilton
• Monroe & Livingston
• Jefferson & Franklin
•  Sacagawea & York

Multiple Choice

How much were Livingston and Monroe allowed to spend to by President Jefferson?

• $15 million

• $ 2 million

• $6 million

• $10 million

Multiple Choice

Napoleon wanted to sell the Louisiana Territory for this reason.

• He wanted to control the Caribbean.
• He was tired of trying to expand his empire.
• He knew Spain wanted to control the Mississippi.
• He needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.

Multiple Choice

The Emperor of France that sold the Louisiana Territory to the USA?

• Toussaint Louverture
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Simon Bolivar
• Friedrick Von Steuben

Multiple Select

What are 3 events leading up to buying the Louisiana Territory?

• US wanted the Port of New Orleans

• France offered the entire Louisiana Territory

• France owned the Louisiana Territory

• Spain tried to buy the Louisiana Territory

• England tried sign a treaty with France for the Port of New Orleans

Multiple Choice

How much did the U.S. pay France for the Louisiana Territory?

• $20 million

• $15 million

• $10 million

• $5 million

Multiple Choice

Which letter represents the Louisiana Territory that Jefferson purchased?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a geographic advantage of the United States purchasing the Louisiana Territory?

• Owning the Louisiana Territory would allow the United States to attack British holdings in Canada.

• Owning the Louisiana Territory would fulfill the United States' Manifest Destiny.

• The Mississippi River is a major trade route.

• The Port of New Orleans trades over $1 million in goods each year.

Multiple Select

What are 4 of the effects of buying the Louisiana Territory?

• Doubled the size of the nation

• Economic growth opportunities

• Made France declare war on the US

• Lead to Western development

• Missouri Compromise

Multiple Choice

Where was the Louisiana Territory located?

• Between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains
• Between the Mississippi River and Appalachian Mountains
• Between the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Ocean
• An Island south of Alaska