westward expansion

What geographical obstacles did pioneers face while moving west?

• Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts  
• Sickness or disease 
• Fighting with Native Americans 
• Bad weather or storms

How did Daniel Boone modify the environment in Kentucky to promote settlement during early Westward Expansion?

• He used the rivers to transport goods.

• He cut a trail through the mountains.

• He grew crops to sell to the Indians.

• He irrigated his crops using the river.

Which of the following is MOST LIKELY the cause of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• The desire to transport goods to the west

• The desire to move Indians off their land

• The desire to build more homes in the west.

• The desire to know what resources there were

Which of the following would BEST describe the effect of the idea of the Manifest Destiny?

• American citizens should have the right to farm in the western U.S

• American women should be able to own their own property.

• America should extend from Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean.

• All Native Americans should live west of the Mississippi River.

One effect of the Indian Removal Act was the __________________________.

• Supreme Court ruling that Cherokees could be forced to move.

• trip by Cherokees to Indian territory called the Trail of Tears.

• treaty between Cherokees and the United States government.

• the U.S. government’s development of Cherokee land in Georgia.

Which of these was NOT a way that pioneers modified (changed) the environment?

• Cleared land for farming.

• Created ways to irrigate their crops.

• They walked across the land to get West.

• Made canals to travel from one area of water to another.

List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.

• mountains
• crossing rivers
• the great plains
• all of the above

What was the cause of a town becoming a ghost town?

• the gold runs out in the local mine

• the railroad moves its station away from the town

• both

• none of the above

What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
• Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
• Polluted the air and the natural environment
• All of the above

I am an katie and I chose to move west in hopes of finally owning land.

• European Immigrants

• Asian Immigrants

• Mexican Americans

• African Americans