Boone, Lewis & Clark, and Zebulon Pike

How did Daniel Boone help westward expansion?

• He created the wilderness road through the Appalachian Mountains

• He developed a path through the Rocky Mountains

• He created a better wagon for travelers to use on rough trails

• He created easier ways to travel during the winter.

What was the farthest point west that Lewis and Clark went?

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Mississippi River

• The Appalachian Mountains

What was one important reason Lewis and Clark were sent on their expedition?

• To find a waterway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River

• To make contact with Native Americans in the Florida territory

• To examine the geography and natural resources of the Louisiana Territory

• To explore the Spanish territory along the Rio Grande

What happened on Zebulon Pike's expedition?

• He discovered the Rio Grande River

• He and his men avoided capture by the Spanish

• He found an easy way across the Rocky Mountains

• He found and befriended a new tribe of Native Americans

What do Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, and Zebulon Pike have in common?

• They all explored western lands that later became part of the United States

• They all served as military officers in wars against Native Americans

• They all established permanent settlements along the west coast

• They all explored land in Mexico that was later purchased by the United States

What was the road called that Daniel Boone cleared for travel across the Appalachian Mountains?

• Wild West

• Wilderness Road

• Boone Road

• Oregon Road

What was Sacagawea's job when traveling with Lewis and Clark?

• She cooked for them

• She was an interpreter between them and the Native Americans

• She was the wife of Lewis

• She did not go on the journey with Lewis and Clark

What were settlers in search of by going west?

• gold

• religious freedom

• good, inexpensive farm land and new opportunities

• new cities

Why was frontier life hard for women?

• They had to hunt for food and live in the wilderness

• They had to get jobs outside of the home

• They had to take care of the children and the farms

• They had to go back to England if they got in trouble.

What happened when the pioneers crossed the Appalachian Mountains?

• They moved the boundaries of the American settlement westward

• They all died on the journey

• Nobody made it and had to go back to the original thirteen colonies

• The pioneers got into wars with each other over the land.