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Which best describes why the United States wanted the Louisiana Territory?

A
to halt French expansion in North America
B
to gain control of commerce on the Mississippi River
C
to remove European rule in North America
D
to find and gain access to a transcontinental river route
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Why was the Mississippi River important to the United States in the late 1700s?

A
It connected the Northwest Territory with the port of New Orleans.
B
It connected the Northwest Territory with the Louisiana Territory and the Caribbean.
C
It gave Western settlers a way of traveling to and from distant places.
D
It allowed Western farmers to transport goods to and from distant markets.
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According to the Northwest Ordinance, a territory became a state when it

A
had 5,000 adult males.
B
had 60,000 adult males.
C
voted to outlaw slavery.
D
offered freedom of religion.
4

For settlers in the Northwest Territory during the late 1700s, an important geographical feature was the

A
Appalachians.
B
Great Lakes.
C
New Orleans harbor.
D
Rocky Mountains.
5

The Northwest Ordinance stated that once 5,000 adult males lived in a district, it became

A
a settlement.
B
a state.
C
a territory.
D
an independent country.
6

One major way that the Lewis and Clark expedition affected American business was that the explorers

A
found a location for a national bank.
B
located important routes for trade and travel.
C
brought back specimens of natural discoveries.
D
found a water route across the continent.
7

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were

A
explorers sent by Jefferson to find a water route to the Pacific.
B
negotiators sent by Jefferson to buy territory from France.
C
leaders of American forces at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
D
the first and second governors of the Northwest Territory.
8

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 addressed the issue of statehood in the Northwest Territory by

A
forcing existing states to give up claims to land in the territory.
B
outlining the process for forming new states in the territory.
C
determining that the territory would be considered one large state.
D
dividing the territory into a grid and awarding it to different states.
9

Which statement best describes the Louisiana Purchase?

A
The US sent two representatives to buy the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.
B
Napoléon bought the Louisiana Territory from the US in 1803 and began governing immediately.
C
President Jefferson and Napoléon fought over the Louisiana Territory in 1803, and the US won.
D
President Jefferson stopped the sale of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 because it was unconstitutional.
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A pair of geographic features in the Northwest Territory that made it attractive for settlement in the late 1700s was its

A
rivers and lakes.
B
hills and mountains.
C
deserts and plains
D
hills and valleys.

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