8th Grade U.S. History: Lecture 12A

In the early 1800's, what was considered "the west"?

• The area between the Ohio River and Appalachian Mountains

• The area between the Grand Canyon and Mississippi River

• The area between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River

The New England cities were becoming too crowded. Therefore, what did the people begin to do?

• People began to clear the forests and build new towns.

• People moved out of the area and move farther west.

• People moved south.

Who led pioneer families through the Appalachian Mountains from North Carolina to Kentucky to start a new settlement?

• Davy Crockett

• Daniel Boone

• Lewis and Clark

What was the name of the new settlement that Daniel Boone started?

• Toronto, Ohio

• Orlando, Florida

• Boonesboro, Kentucky

• Boston, Massachusetts

What was the travel led by Daniel Boone from North Carolina to Kentucky called?

• Stagecoach Pass

• Wilderness Road

• Route 66

• Pacific Coast Highway

By 1800, the population of Kentucky and Tennessee grew _________.

• slowly

• not at all

• rapidly

Other pioneers began to settle in Ohio along the ________ River (Marietta, Cincinnati) and Lake ______ (Cleveland).

• Mississippi; Ontario

• Ohio; Huron

• Ohio; Erie

• Mississippi; Superior

Ohio became the _____ state in _____.

• 13th; 1803

• 17th; 1803

• 5th; 1803

• 50th; 1803

What other territories also became states west of the Appalachian Mountains? (Click on all that apply)

• Louisiana

• Indiana

• Mississippi

• Illinois

• Alabama

__________ became a state in 1819

• Pennsylvania

• Florida

• Georgia

• Tennessee