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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase Guided Reading Quiz review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| American Pioneers were in search of ____ and _________ heading over the ________ into ___________ and __________. | land. adventure. mountains. Kentucky and Tennessee |
| Most of the pioneers were ______. They made a long journey over the __________ Mountains. Pioneers trudged along muddy ____ and cut their way through the ________. | farmers. Appalachian. roads. forest. |
| What did settlers load their goods on? ________ ________, sturdy vehicles topped with ______ _______ | Conestoga wagons. white canvas. |
| What were the settlers two most prized possessions? a _____ for __________ and _________ and an ___ to ____ their way through the dense forests. | rifle. protection. hunting. ax. hack. |
| In 1800, the territory of the US extended only as far ____ as the __________ River. The area ____ of the river is known as the Louisiana Territory- belonged to _____ | west. Mississippi. west. Spain |
| Louisiana Territory was anchored to the south by the city of ___ _______and extended ____ to the _______ Mountains. | New Orleans. west. rocky. |
| Many pioneers settled down and established _____ along _______ that fed into the upper ___________ River. They need the river to _____ their ______ to ___________ | farms. rivers. Mississippi. ship. crops. markets. |
| In 1802, the _______ changed their _______. They refused to allow ____________ goods to move into or past ___ _________. | Spain. policy. American. New Orleans |
| 1802, Jefferson learned that _____ and _______ had made a ______ ____________ that transferred the Louisiana Territory to ______. | Spain. France. secret agreement. France. |
| France's leader, ________ ____________, had plans for empires in ________ and ___________ | Napoleon Bonaparte. Europe. Americas. |
| Jefferson sent _____ _______ as a representative to ______. Jefferson authorized the American ________ to offer as much as ___ million for ___ ________ and ____ _______. | James Monroe. France. diplomats. ten. New Orleans. West Florida. |
| Napoleon Bonaparte was forced abandon his ____ for an American ________. He sent troops to ________ _______ of ______ ________ (i.e. Now ____) to crush a _____ against _______ rule. | plans. empire. Caribbean Island. Santos Domingo. Haiti and Dominican Republic. revolt. French |
| The leader of the revolt, ______ ___________ was a grandson of an _______ ____ and a determined __-_____. | Toussaint Louverture. African chief. ex-slave. |
| The situation in ______ _______ helped the US. Stunned by their losses, the _____ feared that ______ might persuade the __ to join forces with them (The _____ needed money to ______ Napoleon's plans for ___ against _______). | Santos Domingo. French. Britain. US. French. finance. war. Britain. |
| The ______ believed they had something for sale that the __ might want to buy. | French. US |
| French foreign minister, ______ de _______ informed the American diplomats that the whole ________ _________ was for sale. | Charles Talley. Louisiana Purchase. |
| The deal was too good to passup for ______ ______ and _______ _________, the American diplomats. After a few days of _____________, the parties agreed on a price of $__ million | James Monroe. Robert Livingston. negotiation. 15. |
| The new territory would provide ______ and __________ land for ________ for generations to come. | cheap. abundant. farmers. |
| Jefferson worried whether the purchase was _____. The US ___________ said nothing about acquiring new _________. | legal. Constitution. territory. |
| Jefferson decided that the government's ______-making purchase powers allowed the _________. With the signing of the ________, the size of the US. | treaty. purchase. treaty |
| Jefferson wanted to know more about the lands west of the ____________ River. The US _______ was more interested in the _________ possibilities and in sites for future _____. | Mississippi. Congress. commercial. forts. |
| _________ Lewis (__yrs old) and ________ Clark (__ yrs old) were to head the expedition. | Meriwether. 28 William. 32. |
| Lewis was a private ______ of Jefferson. He had served in the _______. Clark was the __-______ of the expedition and was a friend of Lewis from _________ service. | secretary. military. co-leader. military. |
| Lewis and Clark were knowledgeable amateur ________ and had conducted ________ with ________ ___________. | scientists. business. Native Americans. |
| Lewis and Clark assembled a crew of expert _______ ___, gunsmiths, ________, scouts, and a ____. Two men of mixed ______ American and ________ heritage served as ___________. An _______ American named ____ rounded out the group | river men. carpenters. cook. Native. French. Interpreters. African. York. |
| Jefferson instructed the explorers to find a ______ across the _______ Mountains to the ______ _____. They were to learn as much about ______ Americans and treat them in a ______ manner. | route. Rocky. Pacific Ocean. Native. Friendly. |
| Additionally, Lewis and Clark were to collect _____ and _______ _____ and chart the __________ of the region. | plant. animal specimen. geography. |
| The expedition left __._____ in the spring of ____ slowly working its way up to the _______ River. Lewis and Clark kept a _______ of the voyage. | St. Louis. 1804. Missouri. journal. |
| October, Lewis and Clark reached a site near present-day _____, North Dakota, home of the ______ people- survived by hunting _______ and raising ___, squash, and _____. | Bismarck. mandan. buffalo. corn. beans. |