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What was the United States' original motivation for initiating the Louisiana Purchase?
a) President Jefferson hoped to double the size of the U.S.
b) The U.S. wanted to remove all French land holdings from North America
c) President Jefferson hoped to reserve land where Native Americans could live safely
d) President Jefferson hoped to buy the city of New Orleans to control trade at the port
The idea that Americans should move west is called -
a) manifest destiny
b) immigration
c) cooperation
d) foreign policy
Napoleon was motivated to sell the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. because -
a) after the Haitian Revolution, he no longer wanted to form an American empire
b) Spain was constantly fighting France to try to gain the land
c) France wanted to expand its land holdings in Asia instead
d) after the French Revolution, Napoleon lost power
Napoleon was motivated to sell the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. because -
a) France no longer needed the land after it gave up the fur trade
b) France needed money to pay for a war with Britain
c) The U.S. and France were able to share the land and govern it together
d) Native Americans were constantly attacking French settlers, so Napoleon did not want the land anymore
Which world event was an immediate cause of the Louisiana Purchase?
a) French and Indian War
b) Proclamation of 1763
c) Haitian Revolution
d) War of 1812
After the Louisiana Purchase, Americans gained -
a) access to trade on the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico
b) a military alliance with France
c) better relationships with Native American tribes
d) significant ownership of the fur trade companies
In what year did Lewis and Clark begin exploring the newly purchased Louisiana territory?
a) 1678
b) 1750
c) 1804
d) 1898
True or False: Congress supported Thomas Jefferson in making the Louisiana Purchase.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
a) 1740
b) 1803
c) 1840
d) 1898
The main reason Thomas Jefferson wanted to buy New Orleans was -
a) Jefferson wanted Americans to be able to trade on the Mississippi River
b) Jefferson believed too many Native Americans were living in New Orleans
c) Jefferson wanted France and Britain to stop fighting on American soil
d) Jefferson wanted to impose English as the official language in New Orleans
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