Chapter 10 Lesson 2

1. Which country sold Louisiana to the United States?

• A. Italy
• B. Canada
• C. France
• D. Mexico

2. The Louisiana Purchase

• A. doubled the size the of the United States.
• B. was land claimed by the Spanish.
• C. decreased the size of the United States.
• D. was won in a war against France.

3. Who led the expedition into the Louisiana Territory?

• A. George Washington
• B. President Jefferson
• C. Napoleon Bonaparte
• D. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

4. What did President Jefferson ask Lewis and Clark to do?

• A. to explore the western land and study the American Indian cultures
• B. to make a map of the Arkansas and Red Rivers
• C. to find the source of the Mississippi River
• D. to meet the French ruler, Napoleon Bonaparte

5.Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark find the source of important rivers.

• A. True
• B. False

6 Sacagawea was an ___________.

• A. corps
• B. manufacture
• C. interpreter
• D. farmer

7. The Corps proved it was possible to cross the continent through passes in the Rocky Mountains.

• A.True
• B.False

8. In 1805, ______________ led 20 men up the Mississippi River to look for its source.

• A. Zebulon Pike
• B. Lewis and Clark
• C. Sacagawea
• D. Daniel Boone

9. In addition the Mississippi River, what other 2 rivers did Pike explore?

• A.Columbia River and Ohio River
• B. Missouri River and Arkansas River
• C. Arkansas River and Red River

10. In what year did the Corps of Discovery return to St. Louis ?

• A. 1804
• B. 1805
• C. 1806
• D. 1807