Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

5th Grade

23 Qs

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Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which city was called "The Gateway to the West" during Westward Expansion?

Columbus, Ohio

Kansas City, Kansas

St. Louis, Missouri

Omaha, Nebraska

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what way(s) did the transcontinental railroad help the pioneers? (Choose more than one)

It made it easier to circumnavigate the globe.

Travel to the West was faster and safer

It helped get their crops to markets all over the country

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were the Great Plains nicknamed the “Great American Desert”?

The weather was dry and the land was flat

There were a lot of desert type animals living in the area

You could get any kind of cake you wanted

It was bigger than other deserts

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following describes what the windmill did to assist pioneers living on the Great Plains?

Brought electricity to the Great Plains

Powered generators for the farmers

Pumped water to the surface for use on crops

They did not have windmills out West

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a major river that pioneers had to traverse on their journey west?

Cooper River

Mississippi River

Carolina River

all of the above

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After the Civil War, the _____________________ provided a faster, safer, and less expensive way for those who could afford it to travel to the West.

Pony Express

Covered Wagon

Transcontinental Railroad

Stagecoach

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is not a weather condition that pioneers had to prepare for on their journey West?

heavy spring rains and flooding

tornadoes and dust storms

blue skies and sunshine

severe thunderstorms

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