Unit 3 Chapter 2 Ch Test

Front

Why did people in the 1800s emigrate to Oregon?

Back

to live on rich farmland

Front

Which statement best describes the journey to the West in the mid-1800s? Options: the trails passed through the Smokey Mountains, the trip took months, the trip followed the path of the Hudson River, the journey was completely safe

Back

the trip took months

Front

Which territory was acquired one year after Texas?

Back

Oregon Territory

Front

What powered the mode of transportation shown in the diagram?

Back

steam

Front

Which 1848 discovery in California drew thousands of people west?

Back

gold

Front

What did the Cherokee call the route they were forced to walk from their homeland to reservation land?

Back

Trail of Tears

Front

What is the person in the image most known for?

Back

resisting western expansion

Front

Where did the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne defeat the U.S. Army?

Back

Little Bighorn

Front

Which of these statements about the people living on the reservations is true?
- They have the right to govern themselves.
- They have access to many acres of free land.
- They have large gold deposits and many minerals.
- They have more money than people in other areas.

Back

They have the right to govern themselves.

Front

What is the most important reason people in the 1800s moved west? Options: manifest destiny was the idea that the United States had a divine destiny to occupy land from sea to sea; technological innovations like the railroad drew people west; the discovery of gold was a major factor in western expansion; Native American removal opened land to more settlers; government policies like the Homestead Act made western expansion possible.

Back

manifest destiny was the idea that the United States had a divine destiny to occupy land from sea to sea; technological innovations like the railroad drew people west; the discovery of gold was a major factor in western expansion; Native American removal opened land to more settlers; government policies like the Homestead Act made western expansion possible. Answers should include explanations of how the evidence supports the claim.