A Growing Nation LA Purchase

Why was the Louisiana Territory so valuable to people? Select ALL that apply

• It was a lot of land that contained many valuable resources

• It contained the largest shipping port, the New Orleans Port

• It was already completely settled by Americans

• It was not a valuable piece of land

Which of the following was NOT a reason Napolean Bonaparte wanted to sell the LA Territory to the USA

• He needed to fund a new war

• He did not care about having land and power

• He needed money to pay off war debt

• He thought selling to USA would give them a good ally

Who were the Corps of Discovery?

• Lewis and Clark

• Thomas Jefferson and the American people

• Lewis and Clark and their group of explorers

• A groups a people who wanted to explore for fun

Why did Livingston and Monroe most likely make the bold choice to purchase the entire territory of LA?

• They knew that had to get New Orleans and the Mississippli River

• They weren't sure if they wanted to buy more land

• Jefferson would start a war if they did not purchase it

Which of the following was not a goal of the Corps of Discovery on their expedition?

• To find an all water passage to the Pacific Ocean

• Identify different plants and animals in the new territory

• Create maps of the land and the routes they traveled

• Buy all of the land on the North American continent

What was Sacagawea's role during the expedition?

• To translate for Lewis and Clark and the Native American tribes

• To make sure no one was hurt

• To make sure no one stole land from them

• She had no role on the expedition

What did the USA gain from the LA purchase? Choose all that apply (3)

• their land doubled in size

• they gained more inhabitants to add to their population

• they gained more presidents

• they gained rich and abundant land to settle on

• They gained more soldiers to defend the country

How did the LA Purchase benefit the USA?

• It gave them more responsibilities

• It helped show their power in the world as a nation

• They added more people to cause less trading in the area

• They continued to grow and add to their French territory

Which of these best explains

     what President Jefferson realized about the Louisiana Territory?

• The territory would cost them too much money to keep up

• The only way to gain LA was to fight a great war

• The natural resources in the territory would benefit the USA

• Having control of the Mississippi River and New Orleans would only cause problems for them

How did the Louisiana Purchase impact the people of Louisiana and the Americans?

• They were forced to change their religion

• Two groups of people had to adapt to a language barrier between the people

• They were not impacted at all

• The people of Louisiana had to adapt to a new form of government and the Americans had to adapt to adding more people to their population

• They all spoke the same language so they were not affected