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Making the Deal
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Which country controlled Louisiana in 1800?
Spain
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What caused us to ask France to buy New Orleans? What happened?
The Spanish governor of Louisiana denied the U.S. the right to ship their goods through New Orleans.
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
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In what year did Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis?
1806
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Which country did Spain give the Louisiana territory to?
France
200

How much did France charge the U.S. per acre

75 cents

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Who did Jefferson want exploers to make contact with?
Native Americans
200
Who explore the southern part of the Louisiana Territory?
Zebulon Pike
300
What did France offer to the U.S. besides New Orleans?
The Louisiana Territory
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
Which mountain did an explore of Louisiana attempt to climb?
Pike's Peak
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Which port did the U.S. want access to?
New Orleans
400
Who did President Jefferson send to France to negotiate?
James Monroe
400
Which river is to the east of the Louisiana territory?
Mississippi River
400
What was the name of Lewis and Clark's translator?
Sacagwea
400

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

Thomas Jefferson

500
Who was the leader of France in the early 1800s?
Napoleon Bonaparte
500
Why did France suddenly want to sell?
Haiti, a French colony was revolting.
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
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The River that borders modern-day Texas. 

What is the Rio Grande?

500
Who did Spanish troops arrest?
Zebulon Pike and his party.