Growth of A New Nation Chapter 1 7th Grade

How did Daniel Boone help encourage settlement of the West?

• He led wagon trains out west.

• He traveled around and spoke about the West.

• He helped build the first railroad through Kentucky

• He cleared a pass through the Appalachian Mountains.

According to his correspondence with Thomas Jefferson, what resources did George Hunter hope to identify in the Louisiana Territory?

• new plants and crops

• minerals such as iron

• new energy sources

• gold and silver

What major geographical feature did Lewis and Clark cross to end up in territory the United States did not yet own in 1805?

• the Mississippi River

• the Missouri River

• the Continental Divide

• the Pacific Ocean

How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?

• She took care of their children.

• She acted as a guide and interpreter.

• She told them how to stay warm in the winter.

• She made maps for them to give to the president.

Why did William Clark include drawings such as this one in his journal?

Select the two correct answers

• to educate people about the kinds of plants in the area he explored

• to provide entertainment for the children who accompanied him on the journey

• to fulfill the president’s instructions about keeping detailed records of what he saw

• to practice and improve his ability to create realistic drawings

• to make it easier for the expedition’s interpreters to translate English for the Native Americans

Who explored this region?

Select the two correct answers

• Sacagawea

• Daniel Boone

• William Dunbar and George Hunter

• Thomas Freeman and Peter Custis

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

Dunbar and Hunter studied the chemistry of which geographical feature?

• the Red River

• the Cumberland Gap

• the Continental Divide

• the hot springs near the Ouachita River

Why didn’t the Red River expedition reach its destination?

• It was stopped by Spanish troops.

• Its boats were too large to travel on the river.

• The river ended before it got to its destination.

• Its destination was in an area Native Americans were attacking.

Why might the Lewis and Clark expedition have taken the longest to complete its journey?

Select the two correct answers.

• It was the only one to reach its destination.

• It had more people than the other expeditions.

• It had farther to travel than the other expeditions.

• It used guides who were not as familiar with the land.

• It encountered more hostile groups than the other expeditions.

I have brought with me several skins of the Sea Otter, two skins of the native sheep of America, five skins and skelitons complete of the Bighorn or mountain ram, and a skin of the Mule deer beside the skins of several other quadrupeds and birds natives of the countries through which we have passed. I have also preserved a pretty extensive collection of plants, and collected nine other vocabularies.

Why did Lewis bring these items with him?

• He wanted to trade them for supplies for the journey that lay ahead.

• He wanted to add them to his private collection of trophies from his expeditions.

• They were given to him by Native Americans as a peace offering to the United States.

• He had been told to gather information about plants and wildlife in the Louisiana Territory