SS Chapter 4 - Go West!

Front

A ____ is a person who travels to unknown places or is the first to do something

Back

pioneer

Front

What is the main reason why people wanted Nebraska to become a territory? Options: to make peace with the Native Americans, to make laws, to farm the land, to build railroads

Back

to build railroads

Front

Which Act, which involved slavery, allowed Nebraska to become a territory?

Back

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Front

____ were worried about the future of their people because they lost their land to the US government.

Back

native americans, indians, plains indians, American Indians

Front

The ________ Trail was used by many pioneers so they could move west in search of a new life and new land.

Back

Oregon

Front

Unlike most pioneers, the Mormons moved west to do what?

Back

have religious freedom

Front

Who mapped parts of the Oregon Trail and wrote a report to get people excited about what he'd seen?

Back

John C. Fremont

Front

A compromise is __________________.

Back

a way of reaching an agreement

Front

The __________ helped people escape from slavery in the South.

Back

Underground Railroad

Front

How did The Kansas-Nebraska Act solve a problem for the United States?

Back

The territories decided if they would be free or slave territories.