America: The Story of US - Episode 3

What is the frontier?

• It's a fixed line, which separates the American wilderness from the settled areas. Always in the same place.

• It's a dynamic line, which separates the American wilderness from the settled areas. It moved west between 1600 and 1890.

1. What was the Cumberland Gap called and where was it?

• A gateway to the East in the Appalachian Mountains

• A gateway to the West in the Appalachian Mountains

• It was called Steve, and it was where NYC is located today

• A popular square-dancing group in Anthony, New Mexico

Who had claimed the land west of the Cumberland Gap by 1775? (mark all the correct answers)

• France

• Britain

• Spain

• Portugal

• 100s of native tribes

What riches could be found on the unclaimed land?

• Platinum

• Gold

• Silver

• Diamonds

What did the British King outlaw?

• Any westward expansion

• Any eastward expansion

• Any trade in fur

• Any shipment of goods

How many people ‘poured through’ the Cumberland Gap in 20 years?

• Approximately 20,000 people

• Approximately 200,000 people

• Approximately 2,000,000 people

• Approximately 20 people

What happened in 1803?

• The Americans purchased parts of Canada from the British

• The Americans sold parts of Canada to the British

• The Americans purchased "The Louisiana Territory" from the French

• The Americans sold "The Louisiana Territory" to the French

What was the "Louisiana Territory"? (select all that are correct)

• A 0,5 billion acre part of North America - the same size as the (then) settled Eastern parts.

• A part of North America claimed by the French and sold to the Americans in 1803.

• A vast piece of land stretching from Montana in the North to the Gulf of Mexico.

• A piece of land around modern day California, bought by the Americans from the Mexican Empire in 1803.

What did the explorers Lewis and Clark’s expedition discover? (select all that are correct)

• 300 species of wildlife

• A way to get to the east coast

• Nothing. Their journals were lost and they died.

• Gold in California

Who was Jedediah Smith?

• A succesful boxing promoter in the new settlement in California

• A succesful beaver hunter who worked with the native Americans

• A succesful explorer, who competed against Lewis and Clarke

• A succesful DJ who played at George Washington's swearing in