CH 9 The Louisiana Purchase Practice Quiz

Why did President Jefferson want to buy New Orleans from Napoleon?

• To prevent Spain from closing the port of New Orleans to Americans.

• To secure access to the Port City for trade, as the Mississippi River was the primary "main street of commerce" for American farmers and merchants in the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys at that time.

• To gain control over the Caribbean islands

• To establish a foothold in Europe

Who did President Jefferson send to negotiate with the French for the purchase of New Orleans?

• Meriwether Lewis

• Robert Livingston

• James Monroe

• Thomas Pinkney

What was the offer made by the United States to buy the whole of Louisiana?

• 2 million

• 4 million

• 15 million

• 10 million

Why did Napoleon decide to sell the entire Louisiana Territory (Louisiana Purchase) to the United States?

• He wanted to support the rebellion in Haiti

• He wanted to prevent American farmers from shipping goods through New Orleans

• He wanted to strengthen the French presence in North America

• He needed money to finance his wars in Europe

What was the primary mission, or goal, of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• To establish trade routes with Native American nations.

• To study the climate and wildlife of the new lands.

• To find a waterway, or route, to the Pacific Ocean.

• To conquer the Native American tribes in the Louisiana Purchase.

Who did President Jefferson choose to lead the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• Meriwether Lewis

• William Clark

• Thomas Pinkney

• James Monroe

What role did Sacajawea play in the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• She was the leader of the Nez Perce tribe

• She was the personal secretary of President Jefferson

• She was a French diplomat negotiating with the Native American nations

• She was a Native American guide and translator

Which of the following did Lewis and Clark discover when they reached the west coast? (multiple correct answers)

• the mouth of the Columbia River

• the Nez Perce tribe

• a direct Northwest Passage

• the Pacific Ocean

Lewis and Clark were not the only western explorers at this time. Who explored the upper Mississippi River, the Arkansas River, and parts of present-day Colorado and New Mexico during the early 1800s?

• Juan Ponce de León
• Christopher Columbus
• Hernando de Soto
• Zebulon Pike

What mountain peak did Zebulon Pike see on Thanksgiving Day in 1806, in the present-day state of Colorado?

• Pikes Peak

• Mount Jefferson

• Mount Denver

• the Rocky Mountains