Life in the West

One motive for the Lewis and Clark expedition was to

• find a river from the North Dakota to the Atlantic Ocean.

• establish missions and ranchos in California.

• lead wagon trains across the Oregon Trail.

• explore the territory gained in the Louisiana Purchase.

The first part of the Lewis and Clark expedition was

• camping in North Dakota.

• fighting with Shoshone Indians.

• rowing up the Missouri River.

• crossing the Pacific Ocean.

What was the final destination of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• the Gulf of Mexico

• the Pacific Ocean

• the Rocky Mountains

• crossing the Pacific Ocean

What is a legacy?

• an area of land controlled by a mission

• a person's or a group's impact on future generations

• a social gathering on a rancho

• a tool used to dig for gold

What was one outcome of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• good relations with western Indians

• war between the United States and Spain

• discovery of gold in the "Great American Desert"

• settlement east of the Mississippi River

What happened in California when Mexico won its independence from Spain?

• California came under Mexican rule.

• Spain kept control over California.

• California became a U.S. territory.

• Mexico sold Spain to the United States.

Which is one legacy of the Californios?

• places with Spanish names

• gold mining methods

• fur trading

• settlement of Oregon

California ranchos were used mostly for

• training camps for pioneers.

• raising buffalo and beaver

• farming and raising cattle.

• schools for Chinese immigrants.

Which statement about mountain men is true?

• They discovered a water route across North America to the Pacific Ocean.

• They lived lives filled with danger and the threat of accident or disease.

• They converted California Indians to Christianity.

• They traveled to the West in search of religious freedom.

What did Jim Beckwourth achieve in the West?

• He guided settlers along the Oregon and Sante Fe Trails.

• He convinced the Mormons to settle in Utah.

• He became a fur trapper, explorer, and Indian chief.

• He opened a college for Indians.