Social Studies Chapter 10: Trivia Quiz
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Have you just finished the social studies chapter 10 and are looking for a test to help you see if you have understood it? The quiz is perfect for you and if you take it up you will be assured a better understanding before we get started on the next chapters. Give it a shot and keep an eye out for the quiz on the other chapters.
- 1.What four nations claimed parts of the area between the Mississippi and the Pacific?
- A.
Great Britian
- B.
France
- C.
Mexico
- D.
Russia
- E.
Germany
- F.
Netherlands
- G.
Spain
- 2.How did Thomas Jefferson attempt to settle the nation's dispute with France?
- A.
Selling New Orleans
- B.
Buying Louisiana
- C.
Buying New Orleans
- D.
Selling Louisiana
- 3.What did France's leader Napoleon offer the US in return?
- A.
To buy New Orleans
- B.
To buy all of the Louisiana Territory
- C.
To sign a secret treaty
- D.
To operate the port of New Orleans
- 4.What caused Jefferson to hesitate before agreeing to purchase the Louisiana Territory?
- A.
It was too expensive
- B.
There was a war in the West Indies
- C.
There wasn't enough space to farm
- D.
The Constitution didn't say anything about the President's right to buy land
- 5.How did the Louisiana Purchase change the size of the US?
- A.
It doubled it
- B.
It tripled it
- C.
It quadrupled it
- D.
It cut it in half
- 6.What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
- A.
To hunt
- B.
To get some exercise
- C.
Learn about the Louisiana Territory
- D.
To capture slaves
- 7.What goals did Jefferson have for the Lewis and Clark expedition?
- A.
Lose weight
- B.
Establish a good relationship with the Native Americans
- C.
Describe the plants and animals
- D.
Start an industry
- E.
Describe the landscape
- F.
Look for a new location for the nation's capital
- G.
Find a water route across the continent
- 8.How did the Mandan and Sacagawea help the expedition?
- A.
Language, math, and musical skills
- B.
Geography, reading, and cooking skills
- C.
Math, reading, and history skills
- D.
Trapping, trading, language, and geography skills
- 9.What did the Lewis and Clark expedition accomplish?
- A.
Mapped out an all-water route across the continent
- B.
Scientific and geographic information
- C.
Video clips of what was to the West
- D.
Exhaustion
- 10.What area of the Louisiana Purchase did Pike explore?
- A.
Southern
- B.
Northern
- C.
Eastern
- D.
Western
- 11.What were the three effects of the explorations of Lewis and Clark and Pike?
- A.
Growth of fur trade
- B.
Accurate view of the Great Plains
- C.
Accurate maps
- D.
Mistaken view of the Great Plans
- E.
Inaccurate maps
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