Chapter 10 Test

Settlers wanted to cross the Appalachians because

• land on the east coast was filled with farms and towns.

• they wanted religious freedom.

• the trip across the mountains and into the west was hard.

• they were looking for gold.

How did families travel to the lands west of the Appalachians?

• They swam.

• They traveled in wagons or floated down rivers on flatboats.

• They walked.

• They drove cars.

Life on the frontier was

• fun.

• boring.

• easy.

• hard.

Why did fighting occur on the frontier?

• It was difficult to cut trees and clear land.

• The Indians did not want the colonists to stay and live on the land.

• Indians sold land to the settlers.

• Life on the frontier was lonely.

Choose the event that happened first.

• Daniel Boone explored the Cumberland Gap.

• Settlers killed Chief Logan's family.

• The Wilderness Road was built.

• British law forbade colonists from crossing the mountains.

Which country sold Louisiana to the United States?

• Italy

• Canada

• France

• Mexico

The Louisiana Purchase

• doubled the size of the United States.

• was land claimed by the Spanish.

• decreased the size of the United States.

• was won in a war against France.

Why were the expeditions of the Discovery Corps and Zebulon Pike important?

• Zebulon Pike found the source of the Mississippi River.

• Pioneers and traders stopped exploring this area.

• Lewis and Clark found a water route to the Pacific.

• The expeditions led the way for pioneers and traders.

What was a flatboat

• a speed boat

• a paddleboat

• a large rectangular boat partly covered by a roof

• a sailboat

Who is a manufacturer?

• a farmer

• a lawyer

• a nurse

• someone who uses machines to make goods