Westward Expansion #2

How long did it take most settlers to travel the Oregon Trail?

• 3 months

• 6 months

• 9 months

• 1 year

What do we call the journey American Indians were forced to take to find new land in Oklahoma?

• The South Pass

• The Appalachian Trail

• The Trail of Tears

• The Oregon Trail

What do we call the people who traveled to California because of the chance to find gold?

• Pioneers

• Old Settlers

• Forty Niners

What was the Indian Removal Act?

• A law that ordered American Indians to find new land west of the Mississippi River.

• A law that ordered American Indians to find new land east of the Mississippi River.

• A law that ordered America Indians to find new land in another country.

Which of these were the most successful in making money in California in 1849?

• Finding and selling gold.

• Selling tools and supplies to people searching for gold.

• Farming and harvesting the land.

The population of what went way down once the settlers began expanding west?

• Birds

• Foxes

• Coyotes

• Bison

The Native Americans relied on the bison population. What did they use the bison for? Click all that apply.

• Hunting them for food.

• Using them to pull their wagons.

• Using the bones for tools and weapons.

• Using them for communication and trade.

• Using the hides for clothing and shelter.

Which explains the route of the Oregon Trail?

• It started in the Colorado Mountains and ended in the Texas plains.

• It started near the Missouri River and ended in the Oregon territory.

• It started in the plains of Georgia and ended in the Oregon Territory.

• It started near the Missouri River and ended in California.

John Ross went to the Supreme Court and was successful in his fight for his tribe to allowed to stay on their land. What tribe was it?

• Creek

• Seminole

• Choctaw

• Cherokee

This person ignored the Supreme Court ruling and removed the Cherokee Indians anyways.

• Andrew Jackson

• John Ross

• Thomas Jefferson

• Sacagawea