Quizziz Ch.8.3 - Trails to the West

Which of the following best summarizes the reaction of American Indians to the flow of pioneer settlers into the western United States?

• American Indians avoided the pioneers. They did not want to have any contact with them.

• American Indians were furious because of the wagon trains. They attacked as many pioneers as they could.

• American Indians often met the settlers’ wagon trains and traded with them. They rarely attacked the pioneers.

• American Indian groups in the West demanded large payments from the pioneers in exchange for a safe journey.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

There were several major trails that pioneers followed in their journeys to the American West. Which of the following correctly identifies two of those trails?

• The Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail

• The Westward Trail and the California Trail

• The Santa Fe Trail and the Rocky Mountain Trail

• The Old Spanish Trail and the Missouri Trail

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of the following best explains what caused so many Mormons to migrate west into what is now Utah during the mid-1800s?

• The farmland that the Mormons lived on was exhausted. They wanted to move west to find better farmland.

• The government offered 640 acres of land for free to any settlers who moved to Utah. The Mormons wanted to get the free land.

• Mormons were persecuted because of their religious beliefs. They wanted to move to where they could practice their religion freely.

• Mormons had heard that there were large numbers of American Indians in Utah. They went there to convert them.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

Who was the Mormon leader who was killed by a mob in Illinois in 1844?

• Joseph Smith

• John Sutter

• Zachary Taylor

• Brigham Young

Which of the following describes the difference between the Santa Fe Trail and the Old Spanish Trail?

• The Santa Fe Trail was used by traders to cross the Great Plains; the Old Spanish Trail was used by traders to reach California.

• The Santa Fe Trail followed a series of American Indian and early explorers’ trails; the Old Spanish Trail was created by western settlers.

• The Santa Fe Trail was used mainly by settlers trying to reach the West; the Old Spanish Trail was a commercial route that brought great profits to traders.

• The Santa Fe Trail crossed the deserts and mountains of Mexico’s northern territory; the Old Spanish Trail began in Missouri, where fur and silver sold well.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3