Louisiana Purchase
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- Q1From which country did France acquire Louisiana?Spain60s
- Q2Which American political party wanted to use force to acquire Louisiana from France?WhigRepublicanFederalistDemocratic-Republican30s
- Q3Who was president when the U.S. purchased Louisiana?WashingtonJeffersonAdamsMadison30s
- Q4Initially, what city did the U.S. want to buy ?Santa FeNew OrleansSt. LouisTallahasee30s
- Q5Which two men were sent to France to discuss the purchase of Louisiana?Monroe and JacksonWashington and AdamsAdams and MadisonMonroe and Livingston30s
- Q6A slave revolt in which country caused Napoleon to change his plans?HaitiDominican RepublicU.S.Cuba30s
- Q7How much did the U.S. pay for Louisiana?$20 million$5 million$10 million$15 million30s
- Q8How big is the Louisiana Purchase?508,000 square miles2200,000 square miles1,000,000 square miles828,000 square miles30s
- Q9This Founding Father disapproved of the Louisiana Purchase.Hamilton60s
- Q10Which is one argument Hamilton made against the Louisiana Purchase?Settlement is unlikelyFrance is evilIndians will revoltJefferson is an idiot30s
- Q11What does Hamilton claim will happen if Americans move west?He will run for presidentRoads will need to be builtAmerica would weakenAmerica will prosper30s
- Q12In which newspaper did Hamilton publish "Purchase of Louisiana?"Chicago TribuneDes Moines RegisterNew York TimesNew York Evening Post30s
- Q13Which branch of the government had to approve the treaty purchasing Louisiana?JudicialExecutiveLegislative30s
- Q14Rufus King believed the Louisiana Purchase would cause trouble between which two groups?Slave and Free statesMen and WomenExecutive and Legislative BranchFederalists and Republicans30s
- Q15Which Federalist compared Jefferson to a French revolutionary?KingAdamsPickeringWashington30s