Westward Gold Mine and Trail of Tears

What was one reason the US government forced American Indians to leave their lands during the 1800s?

• to punish them for not fighting in the American Revolution

• to give them better access to education and job opportunities

• to open American Indian lands for settlement by white settlers

• to allow the US government to sell American Indian lands to Canada

Why did General George Custer and the US Army attack the Lakota, the Cheyenne, and other American Indians during the Battle of The Little Bighorn?

• The US government wanted to end a war between the Lakota and the Cheyenne.

• The American Indians would not give up their land and move onto reservations.

• The US government wanted the American Indians to move from Little Bighorn to Georgia.

• The American Indians took over the town of Little Bighorn and forced the settlers to leave.

What event is the subject of this map?

• The Alamo

• The Oregon Trail

• The Trail of Tears

• The Battle of Little Bighorn

Which of the following correctly identifies the shaded area on the map?

• The Trail of Tears

• The Texas Acquisition

• The Louisiana Territory

• The New Indian Reservations

What was the MAIN goal of Lewis and Clark’s expedition?

• They wanted to build forts and open a trading post.

• They wanted to claim the new lands and pan for gold.

• They wanted to map the new territory and study natural history

• They wanted to find religious freedom and build new settlements.

Which of the following events MOST LIKELY led to the growth shown on the graph?

• the discovery of gold in California

• the Battle of the Alamo in Oregon

• the expedition of Lewis and Clark to California

• the relocation of American Indians to California

What was the slogan “Remember the Alamo” created to do?

• encourage pioneers to take the Oregon Trail

• encourage the US to purchase the Louisiana Territory

• encourage Texans to fight for independence from Mexico

• encourage American Indians to be forced onto reservations

• Great Lakes

• Great Plains

• Rocky Mountains

• Continental Divide

My family and I moved out West. We moved to California to mine for gold instead of moving to Oregon to start a farm.                             -Shirelle Tubbs of Albany, New York

What is the family’s opportunity cost in this scenario?

• moving out West

• moving to Oregon

• moving to New York

• moving to California

A new miner in California broke his shovel digging for gold. He went to the nearest mining town and purchased a new one from the owner of the hardware store.

Who benefited from this voluntary exchange?

• only the miner benefited

• only the store owner benefited

• both the miner and store owner benefited

• neither the miner nor the store owner benefited