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The Louisiana Purchase
1. Louisiana Purchase consisted of all or part of _______ states and spanned
__________________ square miles.
2. __________________ was the French explorer that claimed Louisiana and named
it after ____________________
3. France gives Louisiana as a gift to __________________
4. The ______________________ River is the “life blood” of American commerce.
5. The port city of ________________________ became increasingly important.
6. The French Revolution, supported by Jefferson begins. On January 21, 1793
_______________________ is beheaded.
7. _______________________ emerges as the leader of France, bringing total
warfare to Europe.
8. Napoleon convinces Spain to swap Louisiana for an area of land in Northern
_________________________. Then goes back on his word.
9. ___________________ is the country that the French want more than Louisiana.
10. Haiti, the center of France’s foreign trade is called the “____________ of
France.”
11. In 1791, ____________________ mount a rebellion in Haiti.
12. ___________________becomes the “black Napoleon”.
13. ___________________ becomes the Minister to France.
14. Letters were often written in ___________.
15. Jefferson writes a letter, not in code, to convince Napoleon that he is willing to
make an alliance with _______________________.
16. War in Haiti is the first example of ____________________warfare.
17. Haiti becomes Napoleon’s _____________________.
18. Napoleon’s troops become vulnerable to ___________________________.
19. Ships that were going to bring French Troops to Louisiana were stuck in _______.
20. In February of 1803, Congress passes a resolution to raise __________ troops to
take New Orleans.
21. Louisiana is purchased for _______million on _____________, 1803
22. Jefferson wants to set aside land for _____________________
23. The Purchase passes the Senate ______ to ______.
24. On December _______, 1803 the United States takes control of Louisiana.
25. This transforms the United States into a ____________________ and a
_________________________.
– Explain how a mosquito, a snow storm, a broken code, or an island rebellion led to
the Louisiana Purchase. (Choose one)