The Louisiana Purchase Would You Close the Deal

Who owned the land west of the United States in the 1800s?

• China

• Spain

• Italy

• Mexico

Who did Spain get the Louisiana Territory from?

• The United States

• India

• France

• Mexico

Why did France give Spain such a large piece of land as a gift?

• Spain helped France in a war.

• Spain threatened France

• Spain won the land after a game of tic tack toe

• Spain paid for the land

How did pioneers get their goods to market?

• They sent them by airplane

• They mailed them

• They sent them down the Mississippi River

• They sent them down the Nile River

Who owned the Port of New Orleans when the treaty of San Lorenzo was broken?

• France

• The United States

• Spain

• Native Americans

What was the name of the treaty that allowed the Americans to use the Port of New Orleans for free?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Robichaux

• Treaty of San Francisco

• Treaty of San Lorenzo

Spain broke the Treaty of San Lorenzo in 1798.

• True

• False

Who became the new leader of France after the revolution?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Napoleon

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

What was the name of the boats the settlers used to send their goods down the Mississippi River?

• airboats

• paddle boats

• flatboats

• shrimp boats

When Spain broke the treaty which TWO things happened?

• They no longer allowed the Americans to use the port for free

• They closed the port to all Spanish people

• They closed the port to all Americans

• They continued to let the Americans use the port for free