Story of Us: "Westward"

What natural phenomenon created the Cumberland gap?

• meteor

• earthquake

• river erosion

• hurricane

What/who killed Daniel Boone's son?

• Native Americans

• British

• Grizzly bear

• Small pox

Who could be called the "First American Action Hero?"

• Daniel Boone

• Davy Crocket

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

How many acres was the Louisiana Purchase?

• 400,000,000

• 500,000,000

• 6,000,000

• 7,000,000

Which animal was the frontier's top money maker?

• beaver

• bison

• black bear

• bobcat

Trapper Jed Smith was attacked by what kind of animal?

• grizzly bear

• black bear

• mountain lion

• timberwolf

The average family had to save for _____ years in order to travel West.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

In late 1700s and early 1800s, how many people died trying to reach the West?

• 20,000

• 40,000

• 60,000

• 80,000

What caused the Donner party to get stranded in the mountains?

• broken wheel

• broken axel

• flooded road

• avalanche

How many miners flocked to the mountains in the first year of the gold rush?

• 1,000

• 10,000

• 100,000

• 1,000,000