Louisiana Purchase PC

How much did the Louisiana Purchase cost?

• 15 Million

• 2 Million

• 300,000

Who were two famous explorers who explored the new western land?

• Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

• Lewis and Clark

• Napoleon and Thomas Jefferson

What was the western boundary of the Louisiana territory?

• Rocky Mountains

• Mississippi River

• Appalachian Mountains

• Pacific Ocean

What was the eastern boundary of the Louisiana territory?

• Mississippi River

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Atlantic Ocean

Name the Big City that was in the Lousiana Territory

• New York

• Los Angeles

• New Orleans

• Chicago

With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand ___.

• to the north
• to the south
• to the west
• to the east

In 1804, the Louisiana Territory made up what fraction of the United States total land?

• 1/8
• 1/2
• 1/16
• 1/4

How was the Lewis and Clark expedition successful?

• learned about Western lands

• found a river route to the Pacific Ocean

• discovered gold

• defeated the Spanish

Why was the port of New Orleans so important?

• It was the best place to go fishing
• There were no Spanish soldiers

• It was the Catholic headquaters
• It was the main center for trade along the Mississippi river

Lewis and Clark assignment was to find a river route to what ocean?

• Pacific

• Indian

• Arctic

• Mississippi