Module 4 Test - Civil War and Rebuilding

People who first settled in an area

• Colonists

• Native Americans

• Pioneers

• Soldiers

What was the purpose of the Pioneers?

• to discover new lands

• to go back to the Mother Country

• to escape from slavery

• to set up new homes and villages out west

Which statement does NOT describe something the Pioneers experienced?

• It was a long and dangerous journey.

• Land out west was very expensive, so they had to save up a lot of money before they could go.

• They traveled in covered wagons pulled by horses.

• They set up villages and towns which later became cities.

Who was responsible for feeding the livestock and gathering firewood?

• Men

• women

• children

• slaves

Which technological advancement made communication quicker and easier?

• Steam powered trains and boats

• The Mechanical Reaper

• The Telegraph

• Canals and Ditches

Which technological advancement made transportation quicker and easier?

• steam powered trains and boats

• Mechanical reaper

• telegraph

• steel plow

Which technological advancement helped pioneers create more farmland?

• Mechanical Reaper

• Steel Plow

• Telegraph

• Canals and ditches

Which technological advancement made farming quicker and easier?

• steel powered boats and trains

• telegraph

• steel plow

• telephone

Which technological Advancement greatly helped the Florida Everglades become a successful town?

• Steam powered boats and trains

• Farming Equipment

• Telegraph

• Canals and Ditches

How did the villages and towns out west become states?

• the president declared every village a state of the Union in 1845

• They had to form a local government and then congress gave them permission.

• If they abolished slavery they could become a state

• none of the villages or towns became states.