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- 1. Multiple Choice
What did Thomas Jefferson purchase in 1803 that doubled the size of the United States?
Africa
Louisiana Purchase
Gulf of Mexico
Oregon Territories
- 2. Multiple Choice
Captain Robert Gray became the first American to do what?
Sail around the world
Build a Iron Ship
Write a book about dogs
Explore west of the Mississippi River
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which Southern City and port was a major source of conflict between the U.S. settlers and Spain during the Early 1800's?
New York
New Orleans
Orlando
Charles Town
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which Powerful Leader of France sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.?
George Washington
King George III
King Louis XVI
Napoleon
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE know for?
leading a slave revolt in the French colonies of Hispaniola
sailing around the world
writing the Declaration of Independence
Winning the War of New Orleans
- 6. Multiple Choice
What factors may have led to France wanting to sell the Louisiana Territory to U.S.?
slave revolt in a French colony in the West Indies and the costly war against Britain
friendship between leaders, Money
not wanting to go to war, scared of the grizzly bears
French coffee and British tea
- 7. Multiple Choice
So, on April 30, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was bought for how much money?
c2 cents
$4 Hundred
$15 Million
$25 Thousand
- 8. Multiple Choice
After Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase what did he do next?
Went star gazing
made peace with the Native Americans on the Louisiana Purchase
went hunting on the land
sent Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark on Expedition to explore the newly purchased land.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The expedition that Jefferson sent out to map the Louisiana Purchase became know as what?
The Roger and Farwinkle exploratory
the Lewis and Clark expedition
the Oregon Trail
the Wilderness Road
- 10. Multiple Choice
Clark's slave, York, was know by many Native Americans for what?
Being the best cook in the west
His hunting skills won him celebrity status among Native Americans
A skilled sailor
a great orator
- 11. Multiple Choice
What two rivers met at the starting point
of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
Ohio and Michigan Rivers
Colorado and Rio Grande Rivers
North Platte and Snake Rivers
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the Native American woman, whose language skills and knowledge of geography was of great value to Lewis and Clark?
Sacagawea
Pocahontas
Eagle Hair
Hawk Eyes
- 13. Multiple Choice
Zebulon Pike explored the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains. What is famously named after him?
Pikes Peak in Colorado
Zebulon Pass in Colorado
Pikes River in Colorado and Kansas
All of the above
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