Which of the following was a physical gateway to the West?
Ch.14 Westward Expansion

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Kathryn Horn
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Rivers and canals
mountain ranges
canyons
the Continental Divide
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following lists physical barriers to pioneers moving westward?
rivers, canals, and roadways
Appalachian & Rocky Mountains and crossing the Continental Divide
The Great Plains, trails, and railroads
overland trails, rivers, and The Great Lakes
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which overland trail passed through the Appalachian Mountains using the Cumberland Gap?
The Appalachian Trail
The Wilderness Road
The Oregon Trail
The Cumberland Road
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What famous woodsman cut the trail that became the Wilderness Road?
Davy Crockett
Andrew Jackson
Paul Bunyon
Daniel Boone
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What 3 states meet at the Cumberland Gap pass?
Kentucky, Tennessee, & Virginia
North Carolina, South Carolina, & Tennessee
Virginia, Maryland, & Deleware
Wyoming, Colorado, and Arizona
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The _________________ was the overland trail that passed through the Great Plains.
Wilderness Trail
Oregon Trail
Great Plains Road
Continental Divide
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The idea that the U.S. should expand from coast to coast was known as __________________.
Manifest Destiny
Coast to Coast Theory
Atlantic/Pacific Belief
Wagon Onward
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