Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 brought into the United States about ___ square miles of territory from France.

Which European power controlled more of the present-day United States by the middle of the 18th century?

• France

• Spain

• Great Britain

• Portugal

In 1762, during the French and Indian War, France ceded French Louisiana west of the Mississippi River to ___

Who was the U.S. minister to France during the Louisiana Purchase negotiations?

• Robert Livingston

• James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson

• Napoleon Bonaparte

The treaty for the Louisiana Purchase was dated April 30 and signed on ___

What was the bargain price per acre for the Louisiana Territory?

• Less than three cents

• Five cents

• Ten cents

• Twenty cents

The first state to be carved from the Louisiana Territory and admitted into the Union was ___