Human Geography in the United States Assessment

1. In the early 1800s, people moved west to look for good farmland. That is an example of a...

• push factor
• pull factor

2. Starvation and disease in Ireland caused many Irish people to immigrate to the United States in the mid 1800s. That is an example of a...

• push factor
• pull factor

3. A shortage of good farmland in New England caused some people to leave the area. That is an example of a...

• push factor
• pull factor

4. English settlers came to America in the 1700s because there was religious freedom here. That is an example of a...

• push factor
• pull factor

5. Look carefully at the following primary sources about the Orphan Trains. What kind of primary sources are they?

• Newspaper
• Photograph
• Diary
• Letter

6. How did the Orphan Trains have an effect on states in the Midwest?

• People moved there to find good farmland.
• The population in the Midwest went down.
• About 100,000 homeless children went there to find new homes.
• People travelled on the trains looking for job opportunities.

7. What did it mean to be a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad?

• They drove the Orphan Trains.
• They helped slaves escape to freedom in the north.
• They went down into the mines looking for gold and silver.
• They were in charge of the train schedule.

8. Settlers in the Great Plains did not use trees to build their houses. What did they use?

• Rocks

• Sod

• Animal Skins

• Bricks

9. During the Great Migration, which group of people was moving north?

• African Americans
• Native Americans
• Settlers and Pioneers
• Europeans

10. People who were against slavery in the 1800’s.

• Freedom Fighters

• Conductors

• Abolitionists

• Government