Louisiana Purchase
The U.S. bought the territory in 1803. This topic is part of U.S. History within History. This page currently draws on 10 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
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Louisiana Purchase trivia questions
The Louisiana Purchase was acquired by the United States from which country?
Answer: France
Bonus fact: The U.S. bought the territory in 1803.
Which president oversaw the Louisiana Purchase?
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
Bonus fact: The purchase nearly doubled the country's size.
Approximately how much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Purchase?
Answer: $15 million
Bonus fact: The deal amounted to only a few cents per acre.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition is better known as which world's fair?
Answer: 1904 St. Louis World's Fair
Bonus fact: It celebrated the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase.
How much did the United States agree to pay France for the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
Answer: $15 million
Bonus fact: The purchase covered about 828,000 square miles and roughly doubled the size of the United States.
Which Mount Rushmore president was chosen by sculptor Gutzon Borglum to represent U.S. expansion?
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
Bonus fact: The National Park Service says Borglum chose Thomas Jefferson to symbolize expansion, especially the Louisiana Purchase.
Which country sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
Answer: France
Bonus fact: The Louisiana Purchase was completed in 1803.
What major land acquisition occurred during Jefferson's presidency?
Answer: Louisiana Purchase
Bonus fact: The 1803 purchase nearly doubled U.S. territory.
Lewis and Clark explored territory acquired in what major land deal?
Answer: Louisiana Purchase
Bonus fact: Their expedition began in 1804.
What was one major purpose of Pike's western expedition?
Answer: To explore the southern Louisiana Purchase and locate the Red and Arkansas rivers
Bonus fact: The mission combined geographic exploration with U.S. strategic interest in the borderlands near Spanish territory.