Westward Expansion Quiz

When did the United States reach all the way to the Pacific coast?

• 1800

• Less than one hundred years later

• 1775

• 1783

What was the trail made by Daniel Boone and others to help settlers cross the Appalachian Mountains called?

• Wilderness Road

• Prairie Trail

• Settlers' Route

• Rocky Mountain Path

What type of geography was found between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains?

• Mountain

• Prairie

• Desert

• Forest

What were houses built of on the Great Plains due to the lack of trees?

• Wood

• Sod

• Stone

• Brick

In 1783, nearly all Americans lived near the __________ Coast.

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Artic

What was the hardest thing about life on the Great Plains?

• Lack of food

• Loneliness

• Harsh weather

• Lack of shelter

What type of homes were built by families on the Great Plains?

• Dugouts

• Teepees

• Log cabins

• Tents

What was the area between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains called?

• Pacific coast

• Great Plains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Wilderness Road

What did settlers and their Native American neighbors sometimes do? Select TWO!

• Trade land

• Get into conflict.

• Be friendly and help one another

• Ignore each other

What did American settlers go west to find?

• New jobs

• New land

• New friends

• New cities