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3rd
grade
The Louisiana Purchase Would You Close the Deal
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who owned the land west of the United States in the 1800s?
China
Spain
Italy
Mexico
- 2. Multiple Choice
Who did Spain get the Louisiana Territory from?
The United States
India
France
Mexico
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why did France give Spain such a large piece of land as a gift?
Spain helped France in a war.
Spain threatened France
Spain won the land after a game of tic tack toe
Spain paid for the land
- 4. Multiple Choice
How did pioneers get their goods to market?
They sent them by airplane
They mailed them
They sent them down the Mississippi River
They sent them down the Nile River
- 5. Multiple Choice
Who owned the Port of New Orleans when the treaty of San Lorenzo was broken?
France
The United States
Spain
Native Americans
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the treaty that allowed the Americans to use the Port of New Orleans for free?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Robichaux
Treaty of San Francisco
Treaty of San Lorenzo
- 7. Multiple Choice
Spain broke the Treaty of San Lorenzo in 1798.
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
Who became the new leader of France after the revolution?
Thomas Jefferson
Napoleon
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the boats the settlers used to send their goods down the Mississippi River?
airboats
paddle boats
flatboats
shrimp boats
- 10. Multiple Choice
When Spain broke the treaty which TWO things happened?
They no longer allowed the Americans to use the port for free
They closed the port to all Spanish people
They closed the port to all Americans
They continued to let the Americans use the port for free
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why did settlers move west?
To build a better life
To open new businesses
To start large farms
All of the above
- 12. Multiple Choice
How long did it take a letter to get from one part of the country to another?
two days
years
weeks or months
one week
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who was killed in the French Revolution?
Napoleon
The king and queen of France
The king and queen of Spain
No one
- 14. Multiple Choice
Napoleon is described as being
kind
generous
brave
ruthless
- 15. Multiple Choice
Napoleon made a deal with Spain that he would give them land in ______ if they gave him the Louisiana Territory.
Italy
France
Spain
Russia
- 16. Multiple Choice
Spain did not want the Louisiana Territory because they thought it was a __________.
Gold mine
sugarcane field
swamp
none of the above
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who became president of the United States in 1801?
George Washington
Thomas Edison
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
- 18. Multiple Choice
Why did Robert Livingston have such a difficult time in France?
He was hard of hearing
He spoke little French
Napoleon would not give him straight answers
All of the above
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which are TWO reasons Napoleon's ships were delayed from sailing to America?
There were huge ice chunks in the sea
There was a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean
His ships had been attacked by the British
Great Britain had formed a blockade around his ships
- 20. Multiple Choice
Napoleon's slaves started a revolt in ______.
St. Lucia
St. Charles
St. Domingue
Jamaica
- 21. Multiple Choice
Many of Napoleon's men died from_____.
Smallpox
Yellow Fever
Typhoid Fever
Flu
- 22. Multiple Choice
How much money was the Louisiana Territory purchased for?
$15
$5 million
$15 million
A land trade was made
- 23. Multiple Choice
In what year was the Louisiana Purchase made?
1802
1803
1830
1845
- 24. Multiple Choice
An uprising against a government is called a revolution.
True
False
- 25. Multiple Choice
You could use the image on page 33 to see ____
What a British warship looked like
What Thomas Jefferson looked like
What the United States looked like in the 1800s
What a French warship looked like
- 26. Multiple Choice
The image on page 27 shows
a coffee plantation
a sugar farm
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Claude Victor-Perrin
- 27. Multiple Choice
According to page 42, how many states were formed out of the land from the Louisiana Territory?
10
15
20
25
- 28. Multiple Choice
What types of resources were found in the Louisiana Territory? Select all that apply.
coal
oil
iron
gold
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