Lesson 1.5 Review

Why did settlers begin using the trail identified in this map?

• Gold was discovered in Oregon

• Explorers were searching for a water route to the Pacific Ocean

• The government offered people free land in Oregon

• People needed to ship goods from the West to the East

Which phrase best describes the experience of traveling on the trail identified in this map?

• Popular but dangerous

• Safe and quick

• Lonely and deserted

• Crowded and competitive

Women in the American West in the mid-1800s were more likely than women in the East to be able to ________.

• own slaves

• vote

• control their husband's property

• travel

Women had expanded roles in the American West during the mid-1800s, and some worked outside the home. Which job would a pioneer most likely have held?

• Lawyer

• Teacher

• Doctor

• Miner

Which of the following did Women in the mid-1800s were more likely than women in the East to be able to do?

• own property

• work in factories

• marry

• adopt children

During the mid-1800s, women in the American West played important roles that included:

• serving as soldiers to protect settlers.

• building railroads and working in mines.

• representing people as members of Congress.

• building communities in new towns.

Moving onto reservations meant that American Indians:

• could not maintain their religions.

• had made peace with white settlers.

• could no longer hunt or roam freely.

• had more job opportunities.

Reservations conflicted with the American Indian belief that:

• land should be collectively owned.

• people should live in small family units.

• the United States owned all the land in North American.

• men and women should have equal rights.

Compared with travel on wagons, travel on the Transcontinental Railroad was ____________.

• more expensive

• more dangerous

• slower

• faster

How did the Transcontinental Railroad change life for people in the United States?

• It allowed the U.S. government to claim more land from Mexico.

• It made settlers more likely to travel by wagon to the West.

• It became much easier to travel from the East to the West.

• It made it possible to ship goods from the North to the South.