USH Unit 8 Review 2

In 1803 Thomas Jefferson made one of his most significant contributions AS PRESIDENT when he...

• Wrote the Declaration of Independence.

• Became the leader of the Democratic-Republican Party.

• Founded the University of Virginia.

• Purchased the Louisiana Territory.

Thomas Jefferson was uneasy about purchasing the Louisiana Territory because...

• He did not have the constitutional power to buy land from another country.

• He worried about angering farmers who shipped their crops to New Orleans.

• He did not trust James Monroe and Robert Livingston to make a favorable deal.

• He worried that the land in the territory would be of poor quality.

President Jefferson's original offer to Napoleon in 1803 was to...

• Declare war.

• Attempt to purchase New Orleans.

• Offer France a bribe to hold negotiations.

• Offer to sell land along the Mississippi River.

What political belief of Jefferson was violated by the Louisiana Purchase?

• The economy should be centered around farming.

• Dealing with France.

• Decreasing the military.

• Strict construction of the Constitution limiting the powers of the President.

To gain needed cash for war preparation, Napoleon sold what to the United States?

• Northwest Territory

• Texas

• Louisiana

• Canada

Which of these were important to the survival of the members of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• mountain men

• the U.S. military

• American Indians

• settlers traveling west

Which of these was one legacy of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• They mapped a route to the Pacific.

• They explored present-day Colorado.

• They established missions in new territories.

• They located a water route across the country

Sacagawea was...

• A young slave who Lewis and Clark met in St. Louis

• A Shoshone native woman who helped guide Lewis and Clark

• A mountain man who showed the explorers how to trap wild game

• An Indian chief who traded goods with Lewis and Clark

Which of these was NOT a goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

• Search for a water route to the Pacific Ocean

• Establish relationships with Native Americans

• Pay close attention to the soil and climate of the country

• Conquer any Indian tribes and move them to Indian Territory

Lewis and Clark's expedition was known as

• The Great Missouri Compromise

• Lewis and Clark's Great Adventure

• The Discovery Group

• The Corps of Discovery