Background
Causes
Geography
Exploration
Politics
100
Which country controlled Louisiana in 1800?
Spain
100

What was one cause for Jefferson to want to buy Louisiana?

-National security

-Land and resources

100
What did the Louisiana Territory cost
15 million dollars
100
Who did Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
100

Who was president when the U.S. doubled in size?

Thomas Jefferson

200
Which country did Spain give the Louisiana territory to?
France
200
Who did President Jefferson send to France to negotiate?
James Monroe
200
How much did France charge the U.S. per acre
4 cents
200
What was the name of Lewis and Clark's translator?
Sacagwea
200

Who was Jefferson's political opponent during the election of 1800?

John Adams

300
Which port did the U.S. want access to?
New Orleans
300
Why did France suddenly want to sell?
Haiti, a French colony was revolting.
300
Which mountain range is to the west of the Louisiana Territory?
Rocky Mountains
300
Which city did Lewis and Clark leave from?
St. Louis
300

What political party was Jefferson a member of?

Democratic-Republicans

400
Who was the leader of France in the early 1800s?
Napoleon Bonaparte
400

How much did France originally want for the Louisiana territory?

50,000 Francs

400
Which river is to the east of the Louisiana territory?
Mississippi River
400
In what year did Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis?
1806
400

What is one example of conflict AND one example of cooperation from the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Conflict: tense interactions with the native peoples whose lands were being invaded

Cooperation: formation of positive alliances with different native groups/people

500

What was the name of the treaty that returned the Louisiana territory from Spain back to France?

Treaty of San Ildefonso

500

Who was the primary leader of the Haitian Revolution?

Toussaint l'Ouverture

500

What area of land is to the north of the Louisiana territory and which body of water is to the south of the Louisiana Territory?

Canada and the Gulf of Mexico

500

How many species did Lewis and Clark document on their expedition?

Around 300

500

What was one example of conflict AND one example of cooperation in the Louisiana Purchase?

Conflict: displacement of Indigenous peoples OR lack of clarity around Constitutional legality of buying land

Cooperation: negotiations with France avoided war

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