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100

Goods like flour, pork, and animal skins were transported to this port city before heading to Europe.

What is New Orleans

100

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

Thomas Jefferson

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

These mountains were a barrier for settlers moving west before the Louisiana Purchase.

What are the Appalachian Mountains 

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
Who did Jefferson want exploers to make contact with?
Native Americans
200

This state is where New Orleans, a key port city for trade, is located.

Louisiana

300

Name the two western states that were part of the U.S. in 1801.

What are Kentucky and Tennessee?

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

This state was originally part of the Massachusetts colony but became its own state in 1820 as part of the Missouri Compromise.

Maine

400
Which port did the U.S. want access to?
New Orleans
400

How many new states could the Louisiana Territory provide land for?

What is 15

400
Which river is to the east of the Louisiana territory?
Mississippi River
400

This river starts in the Rockies and flows into the Mississippi River, making it a key route for trade.

What is the Missouri River

400

This state is the smallest of the original 13 colonies but played a significant role in early trade along the Atlantic coast.

Rhode Island

500
Who was the leader of France in the early 1800s?
Napoleon Bonaparte
500
What did France offer to the U.S. besides New Orleans?
The Louisiana Territory
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

Lewis and Clark followed this river on their way to the Pacific Ocean.

What is the Columbia River

500

This state was part of the Northwest Territory and became a state in 1803, the same year as the Louisiana Purchase.

Ohio