Module 4: Lessons 21 & 22

The "Louisiana Territory" was essentially a region:

• in France

• from the Rocky Mountains east to the Mississippi River

• in Spain

• from the Mississippi River east to the Appalachian Mountains

Originally, President Jefferson sent ambassadors to see Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803 to buy the:

• city of New Orleans

• Mississippi River

• Rocky Mountains

• Louisiana Territory

Which country controlled the Louisiana Territory before 1800?

• Spain

• France

• The U.S.

Which country controlled the Louisiana Territory from 1800 - 1803?

• Spain

• France

• The U.S.

Which country controlled the Louisiana Territory after 1803?

• Spain

• France

• The U.S.

What evidence can be found to show that the Louisiana Purchase was a popular idea in the United States soon after the deal was announced?

• Federalists grumbled that the president's actions were unconstitutional

• American farmers immediately settled in the area

• The U.S. capital city moved to St. Louis

• President Jefferson was easily re-elected a year later

President Jefferson instructed Meriwether Lewis and the Corps of Discovery that their exploration of the Louisiana Territory was mainly what kind of mission?

• military

• religious

• scientific

• social

The Corps of Discovery had instructions to follow what major river on their exploration of the Louisiana Purchase?

• Mississippi

• Ohio

• Missouri

• Columbia

Perhaps the biggest disappointment on the journey of Lewis and Clark was the discovery that a certain geographic feature did not actually exist. What was that feature?

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Northwest Passage

• the Great Lakes

• the Louisiana Territory

Which statement below was NOT an important result of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• A large portion of the American interior was now mapped

• Many Native American tribes, plants, and animals of the west were made known to Americans living in the east

• The expedition sparked the fur trade in the Americans west

• The French controlled the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans