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Louisiana Purchase

Quiz by Maggie Haines

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  • Q1
    From which country did France acquire Louisiana?
    Spain
    60s
  • Q2
    Which American political party wanted to use force to acquire Louisiana from France?
    Whig
    Republican
    Federalist
    Democratic-Republican
    30s
  • Q3
    Who was president when the U.S. purchased Louisiana?
    Washington
    Jefferson
    Adams
    Madison
    30s
  • Q4
    Initially, what city did the U.S. want to buy ?
    Santa Fe
    New Orleans
    St. Louis
    Tallahasee
    30s
  • Q5
    Which two men were sent to France to discuss the purchase of Louisiana?
    Monroe and Jackson
    Washington and Adams
    Adams and Madison
    Monroe and Livingston
    30s
  • Q6
    A slave revolt in which country caused Napoleon to change his plans?
    Haiti
    Dominican Republic
    U.S.
    Cuba
    30s
  • Q7
    How much did the U.S. pay for Louisiana?
    $20 million
    $5 million
    $10 million
    $15 million
    30s
  • Q8
    How big is the Louisiana Purchase?
    508,000 square miles
    2200,000 square miles
    1,000,000 square miles
    828,000 square miles
    30s
  • Q9
    This Founding Father disapproved of the Louisiana Purchase.
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    Hamilton
    60s
  • Q10
    Which is one argument Hamilton made against the Louisiana Purchase?
    Settlement is unlikely
    France is evil
    Indians will revolt
    Jefferson is an idiot
    30s
  • Q11
    What does Hamilton claim will happen if Americans move west?
    He will run for president
    Roads will need to be built
    America would weaken
    America will prosper
    30s
  • Q12
    In which newspaper did Hamilton publish "Purchase of Louisiana?"
    Chicago Tribune
    Des Moines Register
    New York Times
    New York Evening Post
    30s
  • Q13
    Which branch of the government had to approve the treaty purchasing Louisiana?
    Judicial
    Executive
    Legislative
    30s
  • Q14
    Rufus King believed the Louisiana Purchase would cause trouble between which two groups?
    Slave and Free states
    Men and Women
    Executive and Legislative Branch
    Federalists and Republicans
    30s
  • Q15
    Which Federalist compared Jefferson to a French revolutionary?
    King
    Adams
    Pickering
    Washington
    30s

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