Westward Expansion based on Brainpop video

In what way did mountain men and trappers prepare the West for settlement?

• The paved roads through the west

• They killed most of the dangerous animals

• They mapped trails and helped build forts

• They decided if the mountains were safe.

Homesteading laws were designed to attract _______ because they would bring

their wives/children to establish the land.

• Gold miners

• Farmers

• Trappers

• Indians

How might a believer in Manifest Destiny feel about American Indians?

• That Indians were a key part of American society.

• That the Indian way of life should be respected.

• That white Americans had a lot to learn from the Indians.

• That the Indians were standing in the way of progress.

What was the most common way for white settlers to travel the Oregon Trail?

• By covered wagon

• By foot

• By train

• On horseback

What was the biggest danger faced by travelers on the Oregon Trail?

• Buffalo

• American Indian attacks

• Grizzly Bears

• Disease

If you were an American Indian leader, and you refused to move off of your land, what's the most likely thing that would happen to you?

• The U.S. government would leave you alone.

• American soldiers would show up and force you to move.

• Your land would be declared an Indian reservation.

• You would be taken to court by the U.S. government.

Which expression best explains why pioneers traveled in wagon trains?

• "Safety in numbers"

• "Waste not, want not"

• "Too many cooks spoil the broth"

• "The more, the merrier"

In 1803, the US Government bought a huge amount of territory from France. This was known as...

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The French Purchase

• The Westward Expansion

• The Texas Annexation

How long did the journey West typically last?

• 5 years

• 5 months

• 2 weeks

• 3 months

The men who traveled to California to find gold were called _________.

• 49ers

• Fifty-sixers

• 101st men

• The last group