Chapter 5 West of the Mississippi

What group settled in Utah to have religious freedom?

• Mormons
• Priests
• Pirates
• Romans

Seward's Folly was the name given to the purchase of what state?

• Arkansas
• Arizona
• Alaska
• Alabama

Potatoes are the famous crop in what state?

• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Idaho

The Grand Canyon cuts through what plateau?

• Colorado
• California
• Olympic
• Arkansas

How did the spread of white settlements impact native Americans?

• They were educated in settlement schools.

• They lost their land and were forced to live on reservations.

• They moved to areas east of the Mississippi.

• They lived peacefully among the white settlers.

What state can claim to have the highest point in the United States?

• Arkansas

• California

• Colorado

• Alaska

Settlers traveled on the Oregon Trail to reach what state?

• Utah
• Oregon
• Washington
• California

What type of housing was best for the nomadic Plains people?

• Grass hut

• Teepees

• Longhouses

• Pueblos

Missions were church-based communities built for whom?

• Catholics

• Priests

• Native Americans

• Spanish

Which state relies on wind power to provide a quarter of its electricity?

• Wyoming

• South Dakota

• California

• Colorado