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Westward Expansion Trivia

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

Which nation sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States in 1803 under a cash-strapped European ruler?

France

The 1803 U.S. land deal with France that nearly doubled the nation gave powerful impetus to what?

Westward expansion

In what year was the Louisiana Purchase treaty with France signed, sealing the deal that doubled the young United States?

1803

In 1803, the U.S. bought the Louisiana Territory from Francewho was president at the time?

Thomas Jefferson

In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase from France effectively doubled what about the young United States?

Its size