Life on the Frontier by Bethany Onagard part 1

What might you find in a wagon on the Frontier? (choose two)

• Food and supplies for the trip

• Lots of toys to keep kids entertained

• Buckets of fish

• Anyone who couldn't walk and keep up with the wagons

How did the US government define the frontier?

• No houses or buildings in 50 miles around it

• A place no one had seen before

• Two or less people (not counting Native Americans)

• A place where you would find buffalo and other wild animals

What was "manifest destiny"? (choose two)

• If you don't have a manifest, you won't have a destiny.

• The belief that the land in the west was destined to be part of the United States.

• A belief that forced the Native American's out of their lands.

• A belief that everyone had a destiny no matter who they were.

In the Louisiana purchase, __________ sold the United States land.

• Lousiana

• England

• France

• Mexico

Why would families move west? (check two)

• They wanted more options for vacations.

• The US government was giving away free or cheap land.

• They wanted to find landmarks.

• They wanted more opportunities.

Who were Lewis and Clark?

• Actors who took their show West.

• Governors who defended their new states in the frontier.

• Wagon train leaders who never lost a wagon.

• Explorers who looked at plants and animals and met many Native American tribes.

What is true about the Homestead Act? (choose 2)

• It built houses for Native Americans.

• It gave people land if they improved it with a house and crops.

• It made people build towns together for land.

• If people kept their land for 5 years it became theirs.

What were some of the hazards of the trail? (choose all that apply)

• Disease

• Bad weather

• Accidents

• Poor nutrition

What describes most frontier houses?

• Had running water and electricity.

• Made from logs and other items found around where they were settling.

• Always had a Mountain View.

• Had lots of rooms for everyone.

Teachers on the frontier... (choose 2)

• were married and had families.

• were always men.

• were often single women.

• taught reading, writing, and arithmetic.