Passage 1
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase
1. What does the word conflicts mean as it is used in paragraph 3?
A. Wars
9. What does the word navigable mean as it is used in
paragraph 2?
D. Deep and wide enough for boats
Describes events in chronological order
Both
16. In Passage 3, what does the word mutual mean as it is used in paragraph 2?
A. shared by two people
22. In Passage 4, what does the word proposal mean as it is used in paragraph 1?
A. suggestion
7. Read the sentence from the sidebar.
“Others feared that America would get into a war with Spain, which owned the adjoining area.”
What is the meaning of the phrase adjoining in this sentence?
C. Neighboring
11. What is the meaning of the word leagues as it is used in paragraph 3 of Passage 2?
A. units of distance
Includes information
about rivers
Both
17. In Passage 3, what does the word appoint mean as it is used in paragraph 5?
C. to assign someone to a job
23. In Passage 4, how are Norah and Nate alike?
C. Both like to swim during summer vacations.
8. In the sidebar, how does the author show that some people opposed the Louisiana Purchase?
B. By quoting two men who spoke out against it
12. According to Passage 1, Lewis and Clark “made contact with a number of Native American tribes.” Which detail from Passage 2 supports this statement?
B. “Opposite this island [we saw] the Arikaras living in two villages on the southwest side.”
Explains how the
United States grew
"The Louisiana Purchase"
18. How does paragraph 5 fit into the structure of Passage 3?
B. It shows that Lewis did not expect to be offered the job of exploring the Louisiana Purchase.
26. How is Dad different from Mom in the story?
D. He is excited to go on a long drive, but Mom is not.
2. Select two details or events that caused President Jefferson to offer to purchase New Orleans from Napoleon.
A. American crops were shipped through New Orleans.
E. Napoleon could attack from New Orleans.
10. Select two main ideas that are supported by details in Passage 2.
B. The Cheyenne Nation had about 300 lodges.
C. Many animals lived in this wilderness.
Uses first-person
point of view
William Clark's Journal
19. In Passage 3, how are Thomas Jefferson and Meriwether Lewis alike?
B. Both grew up in Virginia.
28. Which sentence belongs in a summary of Passage 4?
C. Dad tells his family that he would like to travel along the route of Lewis and Clark.
3. According to Passage 1, what event happened first and led to the Louisiana Purchase?
B. Napoleon needed more money to fund his wars.
DOUBLE JEOPARD!!!!!!!!
13. According to Passage 1, Lewis and Clark were looking for the Northwest Passage. Which detail in Passage 2 best supports this idea?
D. Clark gathered information about waterways from Mr. Vallé.
Happens over
many years
"The Lousisana Purchase"
20. How are Jefferson and Lewis different?
D. One is a president; the other is his secretary.
27. Select two details from Passage 4 that support the inference that Norah and Nate are willing to try Dad’s idea of a vacation.
D. “He even asked, ‘Can we go swimming?’”
E. “‘Maybe we could go to the Gateway Arch in St. Louis,’ Norah said.”