Vocabulary Quiz

What is the Alamo?

• A) A famous Texas fort

• B) A type of gold

• C) A region in France

• D) A large purchase

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

A frontier is a region just beyond or at the edge of a ______ area.

• settled

• deserted

• mountainous

• coastal

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

The Gold Rush was a large population influx caused by a search for ______.

• silver

• gold

• oil

• land

What is a 'Pioneer'?

• A person who explores space

• A person who is among the first to settle in an unsettled area

• A person who leads a country

• A person who writes books.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The journey across North America from 1804 to 1806 was led by ________.

• Christopher Columbus

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

Who were the leaders of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

• Lewis and Clark

• Columbus and Magellan

• Washington and Jefferson

• Smith and Wesson

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

The Oregon Trail ended in ________.

• California

• Oregon

• Texas

• New York

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

The Oregon Territory was gained by the U.S. in ________.

• 1804

• 1846

• 1776

• 1900

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

The Lewis and Clark Expedition took place from ________.

• 1492 to 1494

• 1804 to 1806

• 1846 to 1848

• 1900 to 1902

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

The Oregon Trail was popular among pioneers starting in the ________.

• 1600s

• 1700s

• 1800s

• 1900s

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C