Chapter 4 Study Guide

Part 1

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1. What caused Napoleon to have to sell the Louisiana territory?

1. The French were stricken with diseases.

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1. What year did we buy the Louisiana Territory? 

1. 1803

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1. Who was the first governor of the Louisiana Territory?

1. William C. C. Claiborne

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1. How many present-day states did we gain in buying the Louisiana Territory?

1. 15

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1. What was the name of the team that Lewis and Clark led?

1. The Corps of Discovery

Part 2

100

1. Who were the two people that helped Lewis and Clark navigate and survive the Louisiana Territory?

1. Toussaint Charbonneau & Sacagawea

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1. How long was Lewis and Clark’s expedition into the Louisiana Territory?

1. About 2 years

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1. Who did Thomas Jefferson send into the Louisiana Territory after Lewis and Clark?

1. The Dunbar-Hunter Party

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1. What did Hunter and Dunbar call their expedition?

1. The “Grand Expedition”

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1. How did Hunter and Dunbar explain the relationship between Europeans and the Native Americans?

1. Generally Peaceful

Part 3

100

1. What was name of the Hot Springs that Dunbar and Hunter discover? Why was it unusual?

1. The Hot Springs Of Washita, It had steaming water

200

1. What did President Jefferson send Freeman and Custis to find?

1. To find the source of Red River

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1. Why did Freeman and Custis have to turn back?

1.  Spanish Soldiers told them to turn back

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1. During the United States take over of Indian land, what was the Quapaw land reduced to?

1. Less than 2 million acres

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1. Which tribe tried to adapt to the American way of living the most?

1. The Cherokee

Part 4

100

1. What did the Missouri Compromise say?

1. It determined which states were allowed to have slaves

200

1. Why did American end up declaring war on Great Britian?

1. The British Navy were attacking American ships

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1. Who won the battle of New Orleans?

1. General Andrew Jackson