Unit 2 Chapter 2 Review

Why did people emigrate to Oregon?

• to find gold

• to live on rich farmland

• to work in factories

• to escape violence

Why did people emigrate to California?

• to trade with

  the Indians

• to look for diamonds

• to farm

• to find gold

Describe the Journey West.

• The trails passed through the Smoky Mountains

• The trip took months.

• The trip followed the path of the Hudson River

• The journey was completely safe.

What powered the mode of transportation shown in the diagram?

• animals

• electricity

• steam

• wind

Who gave away or sold very cheap land on the Great Plains? Select 2 answers.

• Native Americans

• Railroad Companies

• United States government

• Oregon immigrants

What did the Cherokee call the route they were forced to walk from their homeland to reservation land?

• Nightmare Road

• Custer's Last Stand

• Indian Removal Act

• Trail of Tears

What is the person in the image most known for?

• running for

  political office

• guiding American explorers

• resisting western expansion

• trading with spanish businesses

Where did the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne defeat the U.S. Army?

• Pine Ridge

• Little Bighorn

• Mount Rushmore

• Wounded Knee

Which of these statements about the people living on the reservation is true?

• They have the right to govern themselves

• They have access to many acres of free land

• They have large gold deposits and many animals

• They have more money than people in other areas

Select the reasons people moved West.

• Manifest Destiny

• Invention of the railroad and steamboat

• Discovery of Gold

• Free land for farming