RIVERS
LOUISIANA PURCHASE
INDIANS
FAMOUS PEOPLE
THE JOURNEY
100
What long river flows from Minnesota to Louisiana?
Mississippi River
100
How much did USA pay to buy the Louisiana Territory?
$15 Million dollars
100
Who is Sacajawea?
She was an Indian guide for Lewis and Clark expedition.
100
Which president made the request to purchase the Louisiana Territory?
Thomas Jefferson
100
What city did the Lewis and Clark expedition start?
St. Louis, Missouri
200
What river did Lewis and Clark travel on to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Missouri River
200
The Louisiana Territory was purchased from what country?
France
200
What Indian tribe did Sacajawea belong to?
Shoshone Tribe
200
Who were the two explorers of the Louisiana Territory?
Lewis and Clark
200
What direction did the Lewis and Clark expedition take?
Northwest
300
The city port of New Orleans is located at the mouth of what river?
Mississippi River
300
Is the present state of Louisiana bigger or smaller than the Louisiana Territory in 1803?
Smaller
300
Did the Lewis and Clark expedition meet many different groups of American Indians or did they meet only the Shoshone Tribe?
They met many groups of American Indians.
300
Who was the leader of France who sold the Louisiana Territory?
Napolian
300
When did the Louis and Clark expedition begin?
spring of 1804
400
Name three states that the Mississippi River borders:
Missouri Tennessee Kentucky Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota
400
What important port city did Jefferson want to purchase from France?
New Orleans
400
What knowledge did Sacajawea have that helped the Lewis and Clark's expedition?
She knew how to cross the Rocky Mountains.
She knew a lot about plants.
400
Who was Sacajawea married to?
A French fur trapper.
400
How long did the Lewis and Clark expedition take?
Two years
500
Name five states that the Missouri River borders or flows through:
Missouri Kansas Nebraska South Dakota North Dakota
Montana Iowa
500
Why did France sell the Louisiana Territory to USA?
France needed money to fight a war with Great Britain
500
Why weren't the Shoshone tribe friendly at first?
They thought that the explorers would upset their way of life.
500
Who was the American ambassador who was sent to France to purchase the Louisiana Territory?
James Monroe
500
Why did Jefferson send Lewis and Clark on the expedition?
To learn more about the Louisiana Territory which was a wilderness.