Path to Civil War

How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Purchase?

• $12 million

• $250 million

• $15 million

• $32 million

Why was the Louisiana Territory sold?

• The French Emperor wanted to control the Caribbean.

• The French Emperor was tired of trying to expand his empire.

• The French Emperor knew Spain wanted to control the Mississippi.

• The French Emperor needed the money to pay for his war against Britain.

What was the name of the Emperor of France that sold the Louisiana Territory to the US?

• Toussaint Louverture

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Simon Bolivar

• Friedrick Von Steuben

With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand ___.

• to the north

• to the south

• to the west

• to the east

What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Andrew Jackson

• William Henry Harrison

What is the name of the

man-made waterway that connected New York City to the Great Lakes region?

• Panama Canal

• Buffalo River

• Niagara Falls

• Erie Canal

Which group of people helped build the Erie Canal?

• the French immigrants

• the Irish immigrants

• the Dutch immigrants

• the Polish immigrants

The Erie Canal connected New York to...

• Philadelphia.

• Panama Canal.

• Great Lakes Region.

• New England Shipping Towns.

What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?

• The Gold Rush

• The Gold Movement

• Goldilocks

• Gold Gathering

What is Manifest Destiny?

• Texas' future to reach the Pacific ocean.

• Americans' belief that it was their God given right to own the land from East to West, from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.

• An angel flying through the air from East to West.

• The progress of the immigrants searching for gold.