Louisiana Purchase Quiz.pdf

1. Napoleon Bonaparte sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States.
2. Haiti is the Caribbean colony where slaves successfully revolted against the French.
3. Negotiating with the British was not a goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
4. Sacajawea was the Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark on their journey.
5. The Lewis and Clark expedition took the Missouri River from near St. Louis to east of the Rocky Mountains.
6. The Lewis and Clark expedition took the Columbia River from west of the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
7. The United States paid $15 million for the Louisiana Territory.
8. The Oregon Country was the region near the Pacific Ocean claimed by the United States, Great Britain, and Spain, where the Lewis and Clark expedition wintered.
9. Zebulon Pike discovered Pike’s Peak.
10. Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
11. Other exploring expeditions funded by the US federal government include the Pike Expedition, the Fremont Expedition, and the Wilkes Expedition, which were important for mapping and exploring new territories, establishing trade routes, and expanding US territory.