3rd 9 weeks Social Studies

People began expanding to the western part of the United States. This was called the

• Westward Expansion

• Movement to the West

• moving homes

The compass on a map is

• a tool for finding direction

• used for showing landmarks

• has miles on it

It was faster and better to use the Pony Express than the Transcontinental Railroad.

• true

• false

The Pony Express men rode cows to deliver mail.

• true

• false

Choose all correct answers. How did the landforms of the United States affect how the settlers moved west?

• The flat land was easy to travel on.

• The rivers and the mountains were hard to travel on.

• They did not affect the travelers.

A journey with a specific goal is called a/an

• expedition

• vacation

• travel time

Settlers fought with the Native Americans because

• they were playing a baseball game

• they wanted their lands and resources

• they liked each other

Two mountain ranges in the United States are

• Rocky and Appalachian Mountains

• Atlas Mountains

• Andes Mountains

Choose all correct answers. What were two hardships that the setters faced when moving to the west?

• The dangerous animals.

• The weather.

• The Native Americans.

John Henry was famous for

• Cutting Trees

• Busting rock in a mountain

• Swimming across the river