Pioneer Life

The law that gave each settler 160 acres of land free after living on the land and farming it for five years was called the __________.

• General Act

• Urban Act

• Homestead Act

• Apartment Act

Why was a blizzard on the trail such a hardship?

• People traveled in open wagons

• people had snowmobiles

• Indians would then find the people

• the children hated sledding

What kind of food would you find in a pioneer home?

• spaghetti and meatballs

• dried beef, dried beans, and coffee

• frozen pizza

• waffles and icecream

Travel to the new frontier was made mostly in covered wagons.

• true

• false

On a good day, with no rain, snow, Indian attacks, or broken wheels, a wagon could travel _________ miles.

• 100

• 50

• 35

• 10-15

What is a pioneer?

• a person who comes here from Italy

• the first person to settle in a region

• a villain

• a television hero

A ___________ was a person who traveled from town to town, holding church services at each place.

• Pony Express Rider

• Silversmith

• Cooper

• Circuit Preacher

There were few doctors and no vaccines. This plant, called a Jack-in-the-Pulpit, was one of many plants used for _________.

• salad

• building log cabins

• quilting

• medicine

Only farmers were allowed to buy land and travel west. Lawyers, blacksmiths, and shopkeepers all had to stay in the original 13 colonies.

• true

• false

A group of covered wagons traveling together was called a wagon _______.

• club

• expedition

• train

• car