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Westward Expansion Intro + Oregon clip

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these groups were responsible for trapping and killing animals for their furs?

a)

mountain men

b)

missionaries

c)

miners

d)

runaway slaves

2.
The ____ system is when mountain men and fur traders would meet to exchange furs for supplies.
a)
exchange
b)
round-up
c)
rendezvous
d)
rally
3.

Which of these famous mountain men survived a grizzly bear attack and discovered the South Pass into California?

a)

George Droulliard

b)

Jim Bridger

c)

Kit Carson

d)

Jedediah Smith

4.

Which of these famous mountain men was known as the "liver eater?"

a)

John Fitzgerald

b)

Jim Beckwourth

c)

Jeremiah Johnson

d)

Hugh Glass

5.

Who was the wealthiest fur trader from back east? He set up the first permanent settlement in Oregon.

a)

John C. Fremont

b)

John Jacob Astor

c)

Lewis Keseberg

d)

William Ashley

6.

Which trail did most travelers take to Oregon?

a)

California Trail

b)

Santa Fe Trail

c)

Pony Express Trail

d)

Oregon Trail

7.
Mountain Men started acting as guides through the ______ Mountains after ______ de-popularized fur.
a)
Appalachian & leather
b)
Rocky & cotton
c)
Rocky & silk
d)
Appalachian & silk
8.

Which of these items would the Mountain Men NOT be very interested in bartering for with fur traders?

a)

salt

b)

gold coins

c)

flour

d)

whiskey

9.

Which of these items would the Mountain Men NOT be very interested in bartering for with fur traders?

a)

coffee

b)

jewelry

c)

gunpowder

d)

iron animal traps

10.
What was the first, permanent settlement (trading post) on the Pacific coast?
a)
Acadia
b)
Astoria
c)
Athena
d)
Aurora
11.
What was the most feared disease on the Oregon Trail?
a)
smallpox
b)
measles
c)
plague
d)
cholera
12.
This is the belief that all lands between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans should be possessed by America.
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
American System
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Oregon Fever
13.
Which of these groups went to the Oregon Territory to convert Indians to Christianity?
a)
gold miners
b)
missionaries
c)
mountain men
d)
fur traders
14.
Who typically went to Oregon for adventure?
a)
young, single women
b)
young, single men
c)
runaway slaves
d)
runaway teenagers
15.

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?

a)

search for gold

b)

desire for land

c)

religious freedom

d)

adventure

16.
Which of these groups went west to avoid bounty hunters?
a)
runaway slaves
b)
Irish immigrants
c)
Native Americans
d)
missionaries
17.

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?

a)

to gain religious freedom

b)

to avoid the spread of disease back east

c)

to become farmers

d)

to avoid contact with Native Americans

18.

Someone moving west for a fresh start/new life was called a/an:

a)

pioneer

b)

immigrant

c)

traveler

d)

miner

19.
Which of these people would you LEAST need in your wagon train?
a)
cattle driver
b)
scout/guide
c)
school teacher
d)
wheelwright/carpenter
20.
Which of these people would you LEAST need in your wagon train?
a)
steamboat captain
b)
blacksmith
c)
someone who can interpret with the Indians
d)
hunter
21.

What was the biggest PULL factor for bringing pioneers to California?

a)

abundant land

b)

gold strikes

c)

religious freedom

d)

healthier environment

22.

What happened to the Donner Party in California?

a)

drank contaminated water and half died of cholera

b)

attacked by hostile Indians and massacred

c)

tried to cross the Snake River and most of the wagon train drowned

d)

became trapped in the snow and some members of the party resorted to human cannibalism to stay alive.

23.

Who did the Mountain Men learn from and trade with (but sometimes had conflict with)?

a)

British

b)

Canadians

c)

Spaniards

d)

Indians

24.

What animal did the Mountain Men mostly trap for their furs?

a)

beavers

b)

coyote

c)

mountain lion

d)

deer

25.

Which "jumping-off" point did the Oregon Trail start from?

a)

Springfield

b)

Independence

c)

Booneville

d)

Joplin

26.

What animal did the Mountain Men use many parts of for survival?

a)

buffalo

b)

grizzly bear

c)

wolf

d)

moose

27.

About how many of the 400,000 Oregon Trail travelers died on their journey?

a)

50,000

b)

10,0000

c)

20,000

d)

70,000

28.

Which of these resulted in the LEAST amount of deaths on the Oregon Trail?

a)

disease

b)

drownings

c)

accidental shootings

d)

Indian attacks

29.

Who were the first Americans to make it to present-day Oregon on the Pacific coast?

a)

Lewis & Clark

b)

The Pilgrims

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Roanoke colonists

30.

What was the only state (other than Hawaii) that was bombed during World War 2?

a)

Washington

b)

California

c)

Oregon

d)

New York

31.

What was the Japanese pilot trying to bomb when flying over Oregon?

a)

the forests

b)

the state capitol building

c)

a nuclear silo

d)

an air force base

32.

Two of Oregon's biggest industries today are:

a)

salmon & lumber

b)

catfish & fur

c)

whaling & cotton

d)

lobster & vineyards