Westward Expansion Lesson 6-9 CKLA

Multiple Choice

What kinds of things would families headed west on the Oregon Trail pack in their wagon?

• Luxury items like jewelry and fine china
• Heavy furniture and appliances
• Exotic pets and animals
• Essential items for survival and daily living

Multiple Choice

Why did familes want to bring animals like cows and sheep on the Oregon Trail?

• For their ability to carry heavy loads
• For their ability to drive away predators
• For their entertainment value
• For their milk, meat, and wool

Word Cloud

How did the Native Americans feel about the settlers moving west?

Multiple Choice

What are pioneers?

• People who live in urban areas
• The last people to arrive in a new area
• Those who follow traditions and never try anything new
• The first people to settle in a new area or the first to do something.

Dropdown

A ​ is a large open area of grassy flatland?​

Select answer

Multiple Choice

What was the Oregon Trail?

• A river in the state of Oregon
• a trail used by pioneers to travel west to the oregon territory.

• A trade route used for importing goods from Asia
• A popular hiking trail in Oregon

Word Cloud

How did the pioneers travel on the Oregon Trail?

Poll

Do you think being a Pony Express rider would be an easy job or a difficult and dangerous one?

• Easy

• Difficult and Dangerous

Open Ended

What were some of the dangers that the Pony Express riders might encounter?

Multiple Choice

What was the Pony Express?

• A mail delivery service in the United States during the 19th century
• A famous painting by a renowned artist
• A popular dance craze in the 1800s
• A type of wild horse found in North America

Poll

Was the route for the Pony Express riders safe or dangerous?

• safe

• dangerous

Word Cloud

What were some dangers for the Pony Express riders?

Word Cloud

How do you think the railroad changed life for Navie Americans?

Multiple Choice

Why did people decide to build a transcontinental railroad?

• To increase the population of the Midwest
• Trains were faster, cheaper and easier

• To provide a shortcut for hikers
• To create a scenic route for tourists

Multiple Choice

Before the railroad who did people travel to the west?

• By time machine
• By teleportation
• Wagon trains, on foot,

• By airplane

Word Cloud

What were some of the hardships that faced workers in buiding the transcontinental railroad?

Multiple Choice

Who were the Lakota Sioux?

• A European explorers who settled in the Great Plains of North America
• A South American tribe that lived in the Andes Mountains
• A group of nomadic people from Asia who migrated to North America
• A Native American tribe that lived in the Great Plains of North America

Word Cloud

Why were bison so important to the Lakota Sioux?

Open Ended

How was huntinog bison different for hte Lakota Sioux and the European Settlers?