Louisiana Purchase

Which of the following parts of North America were not colonized by France?

• Haiti

• Maryland

• New Orleans, Louisiana

• Quebec

Check all of the following that are true about Haiti.

• Haiti is the first country that was founded by formerly enslaved people.

• Haitians won their independence from France early in the 1800s.

• Haiti means "land of mountains" in Taíno-Arawak, the language of the island's indigenous people.

• Napoleon's losses in Haiti were one reason that he wanted to sell the Louisiana Purchase to the Americans.

The Louisiana Purchase took place in the year....

• 1703

• 1803

• 1903

• 2023

The leader of France at the time of the Louisiana Purchase was....

• Thomas Jefferson

• Sacagawea

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Emmanuel Bonabe

The leader of the United States during the time of the Louisiana Purchase was....

• Thomas Jefferson

• Michelle Obama

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Emmanuel Bonabe

How did the Louisiana Purchase change America's geography? ?

• America had more access to important waterways like the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers.

• America finally touched the Pacific Ocean.

• America doubled in size.

• The North American Plate broke into millions of small pieces.

How did the Louisiana Purchase change the way Americans lived?

• There was a decision to not push Native Americans from their ancestral lands.

• People were more likely to move West.

• America experienced an expansion of slavery and racial inequities intensified.

• Americans had more land to farm.

Which body of water is closest to the eastern border of the Louisiana Purchase?

• The Gulf of Mexico.

• The Mississippi River.

• The Great Salt Lake.

• The Delaware River.

Land bought from Napoleon in 1803* now includes which group of states?

*The Louisiana Purchase

• Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Oklahoma;

• Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, Deleware, Pennsylvania

• Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island

• Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming,

It's 1803. You are the president. Do you buy Louisiana Purchase?

• Yes! Here's the 15 million dollars. Give me Louisiana.

• NO! Eh, I'm just not feeling it.

• After more than 200 years, I still can't make up my mind........

• I will buy New Orleans, but I don't want the rest of the land.