Quiz on the Louisiana Purchase

Quiz on the Louisiana Purchase

7th Grade

6 Qs

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Quiz on the Louisiana Purchase

Quiz on the Louisiana Purchase

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

7th Grade

Hard

Created by

John Carr

FREE Resource

6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What about the French owned port of New Orleans worried US President Thomas Jefferson?

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