Westward Expansion

Why were people traveling West?

• Economic opportunities

• For gold

• For free land

• All of the above

How did people travel to the West?

• by boat

• by car

• by covered wagon

• they walked

Why was the journey difficult for pioneers?

• They had to cross mountains, rivers, and worry about weather conditions

• It was not difficult

• Because it was a very long journey

• They kept running out of food

What mountain range did the pioneers cross?

• Colorado

• Applachian

• Rocky

• Mount Everest

Who was already living in the West?

• White people

• Europeans

• Chinese

• Native Americans

The Native Americans welcome the pioneers at first.

• True

• False

Who mainly worked on the railroads?

• Chinese and Irish

• Chinese and Europeans

• Chinese

• Pioneers

Working on the railroads was a very dangerous job

• True

• False

What effects did the railroad have on the Native Americans' animals?

• Americans took their land by building railroads on the Great Plains

• The buffalo, which was their main food, clothing, and shelter, were killed

• They were put on reservations which altered, or changed, their traditional way of life.

• All of the above

Why was steel plow important to the development of the West?

• The making of steel plow created many jobs

• Steel plows were huge machines that cleared land

• The steel plow was not an expensive tool to purchase

• The steel plow allowed the planters to produce an agricultural surplus