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WorksheetsWestward Expansion Intro + Oregon clip
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 24mins
Which of these groups were responsible for trapping and killing animals for their furs?
mountain men
missionaries
miners
runaway slaves
Which of these famous mountain men survived a grizzly bear attack and discovered the South Pass into California?
George Droulliard
Jim Bridger
Kit Carson
Jedediah Smith
Which of these famous mountain men was known as the "liver eater?"
John Fitzgerald
Jim Beckwourth
Jeremiah Johnson
Hugh Glass
Who was the wealthiest fur trader from back east? He set up the first permanent settlement in Oregon.
John C. Fremont
John Jacob Astor
Lewis Keseberg
William Ashley
Which trail did most travelers take to Oregon?
California Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Pony Express Trail
Oregon Trail
Which of these items would the Mountain Men NOT be very interested in bartering for with fur traders?
salt
gold coins
flour
whiskey
Which of these items would the Mountain Men NOT be very interested in bartering for with fur traders?
coffee
jewelry
gunpowder
iron animal traps
Higher immigration and birth rates caused overcrowding in eastern cities (push factor). Which of the following pull factors led to "Oregon Fever" as a result of overcrowding?
search for gold
desire for land
religious freedom
adventure
Why did Brigham Young and his Mormon followers leave Illinois and settle in Utah near the Great Salt Lake Desert? What was his pull factor?
to gain religious freedom
to avoid the spread of disease back east
to become farmers
to avoid contact with Native Americans
Someone moving west for a fresh start/new life was called a/an:
pioneer
immigrant
traveler
miner
What was the biggest PULL factor for bringing pioneers to California?
abundant land
gold strikes
religious freedom
healthier environment
What happened to the Donner Party in California?
drank contaminated water and half died of cholera
attacked by hostile Indians and massacred
tried to cross the Snake River and most of the wagon train drowned
became trapped in the snow and some members of the party resorted to human cannibalism to stay alive.
Who did the Mountain Men learn from and trade with (but sometimes had conflict with)?
British
Canadians
Spaniards
Indians
What animal did the Mountain Men mostly trap for their furs?
beavers
coyote
mountain lion
deer
Which "jumping-off" point did the Oregon Trail start from?
Springfield
Independence
Booneville
Joplin
What animal did the Mountain Men use many parts of for survival?
buffalo
grizzly bear
wolf
moose
About how many of the 400,000 Oregon Trail travelers died on their journey?
50,000
10,0000
20,000
70,000
Which of these resulted in the LEAST amount of deaths on the Oregon Trail?
disease
drownings
accidental shootings
Indian attacks
Who were the first Americans to make it to present-day Oregon on the Pacific coast?
Lewis & Clark
The Pilgrims
Sons of Liberty
Roanoke colonists
What was the only state (other than Hawaii) that was bombed during World War 2?
Washington
California
Oregon
New York
What was the Japanese pilot trying to bomb when flying over Oregon?
the forests
the state capitol building
a nuclear silo
an air force base
Two of Oregon's biggest industries today are:
salmon & lumber
catfish & fur
whaling & cotton
lobster & vineyards
