Bayou Bridges Unit 3 Chapter 2

Why did people in the 1800's migrate to Oregon?

• to mine for gold

• to work in factories

• to escape violence

• to live on rich farmland

Which statement best describes the journey to the West in the mid-1800's?

• the trails passed through the Smokey Mountains

• the trip took months

• the trip followed the path of the Hudson River

• the journey was completely safe

Which territory was acquired one year after Texas?

• Alaska

• Oregon

• Louisiana

• Gadsden Purchase

A steamboat is powered by what?

• animals

• electricity

• steam

• wind

Which 1848 discovery in California drew thousands of people west?

• oil

• sod

• coal

• gold

Who gave away or sold very cheap land on the Great Plains? Select 2.

• Robert Fulton

• US government

• Oregon emigrates

• railroad companies

What did the Cherokee call the route they were forced to walk from their homeland to reservation land?

• Trail of Tears

• Nightmare Road

• Custer's Last Stand

• Indian Removal Act

What is the Native American, Sitting Bull, most known for?

• running for political office

• guiding American explorers

• resisting the western expansion

• trading with Spanish businesses

Where did the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne defeat the US Army?

• Pine Ridge

• Little Bighorn

• Mount Rushmore

• Wounded Knee

What statement about the people living on the reservations is true?

• they have the right to govern themselves

• they have access to many acres of free land

• they have large gold deposits and many minerals

• they have more money than people in other areas