Louisiana Purchase quiz Flashcards
___________ was the U.S. President during the Louisiana Purchase.
Thomas Jefferson
who was the minister (ambassador) to france?
Robert Livingston
The united states was comfortable with Spain being in control of Louisiana. Why?
The united states was comfortable with Spain being in control of Louisiana because the treaty allowed them to have access to the Mississippi River, thought Spain would sell it to them.
Jefferson hoped that Spain one day might ____ Louisiana.
sell
The U.S. was NOT comfortable with this country having control of Louisiana _________
France
what changed almost immediately after Louisiana was transferred from Spain to France?
The ports were taken away and they could not use the Mississippi river and warehouses.
why would “The ports were taken away and they could not use the Mississippi river and warehouses” cause outrage in the United States?
They would loose money.
why would Monroe have a personal interest in obtaining the port of New Orleans for the U.S?
If he could get the port, he would make money because he would be able to ship his goods down the river.
what were the 3 reasons France’s minister convinced Napoleon to sell Louisiana?
-war with britian
-lost sugar colony in Saint Domingue
-didn’t have enough troops
How much was the original budget to purchase New Orleans?
10 million
How much did New Orleans end up being purchased for?
15 million
How much did the US territory increase after the Louisiana Purchase?
The US territory increased after the Louisiana Purchase by 2 times (doubled)
True or False? The United states representatives were surprised that Napoleon wanted to sell all of Louisiana.
True
Explain the process for a corn farmer in Ohio to ship his corn to Europe.
The Ohio farmer put his corn on a river ship and lets it run into the Ohio river into the Mississippi River and sets it into a warehouse close to New Orleans Port. Then a ocean ship comes and loads the corn and sails the corn to countries across the Gulf of Mexico.
