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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.___________________ was the name of the important journey of exploring the Louisiana PurchaseLewis and Clark ExpeditionTom and Jerry ExpeditionWest expeditionPike's exploration
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were which of the following?PoliticiansExplorersBuyers of the Louisiana PurchaseAll of the above
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Why was the port of New Orleans so important?It was the best place to go fishingIt was a party townIt was the Catholic headquatersIt was the main center for trade along the Mississippi river
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which President asked Lewis and Clark to go exploring?George WashingtonBarak ObamaThomas JeffersonAbraham Lincoln
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Who sold the Louisiana territory to the US?SpainFranceBritianPortugal
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which port did Jefferson want to control?SavannahNew OrleansMexicoMississippi
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which of these is true of the Louisiana Purchase?It cut the size of the land area of US in half.It doubled the size of the land area of US.It doubled the size of the state of Georgia.It cut the population of the US. in half.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Who was the French leader who sold Louisiana to the US?Richard LeePrince PhillipNapoleonKing Louie
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which direction were Lewis and Clark exploring?NorthSouthEastWest
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?$100,000$1 million$15 million$100 million
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Why did the Americans want the Louisiana territory?For control of the Mississippi portsTo spy on the SpanishTo control HaitiFor gold and silver
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What was one the goals for the Lewis and Clark expedition?To find gold.To map the rivers in the west.To set up settlementsTo find a British colony
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Why was Robert LaSalle important to Louisiana History?He was looking for goldHe discovered the Mississippi RiverHe claimed land for FranceHe claimed land for Spain
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What culture developed from the Acadians?CreoleCajunSpanishFrench