What about the French owned port of New Orleans worried US President Thomas Jefferson?
Quiz on the Louisiana Purchase

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Social Studies
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7th Grade
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Hard
John Carr
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6 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
He heard stories about a deadly Great White Shark
Pirates had been known to raid the port
He feared that Napoleon would close the port to US trade
He was afraid France would sell it back to Spain
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False. US reps went to France with orders to buy the entire Louisiana Territory. If false, why?
True
False
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
For what two reasons did France offer the entire Louisiana Territory to the US?
They heard the old place was haunted
France needed money to pay for their costly wars
Losing Haiti caused France to lose interest in North America
France wanted to give the region to the US as a gift
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What convinced Jefferson that he had the right to purchase land?
The Constitution allows the President to make treaties
The US and France negotiated a peace treaty
Congress passed the Presidential Purchasing Act
A Supreme Court decision
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What territory in America was once controlled by Napoleon and France?
The Louisville Territory
The Christiana Territory
The Louisiana Territory
California
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the size of the US?
It helped the US lose weight
It made the US smaller
It doubled the size of the US
It made the US the biggest country in the world
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