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WorksheetsPioneer PreTest Team
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following supplies would be most helpful to a settler heading west?
a)
Saddle
b)
Cooking Stove
c)
Seeds for planting
d)
Piano
2.
Most people who went west as homesteaders were:
a)
Farmers
b)
Miners
c)
Shopkeepers
d)
Doctors
3.
Which would have been most important to members of the wagon train?
a)
Spices
b)
Extra Pair of Boots
c)
Family Heirlooms
d)
Portable Oven (Dutch Oven)
4.
Most settlers traveled west by way of:
a)
Boat around the tip of South America
b)
Boat to Panama, then by land across the Isthmus, then by boat to west coast
c)
Wagon train
d)
Steam Train
5.
The Westward movement and the settling of California and Oregon took place during
a)
1790-1810
b)
1810-1840
c)
1840-1870
d)
1870-1900
6.
Most wagons were pulled by
a)
mules
b)
oxen
c)
cows
d)
horses
7.
A prairie schooner was a:
a)
boat used by pioneers to cross large rivers.
b)
Small animal related to the prairie dog
c)
sod house that pioneers lived in
d)
covered wagon
8.
Which was not a concern (worry) for MOST wagon trains?
a)
weather
b)
accidents
c)
Native Americans
d)
disease
9.
Why did people decide to go west?
a)
They didn't agree with the government
b)
They were asked to leave
c)
It was getting too crowded where they lived
d)
They found a better job in the west
10.
What was the Act called that gave people free land if they lived and farmed there for 5 years and paid a filing fee?
a)
Free Land Act
b)
Manifest Destiny Act
c)
Pioneer Act
d)
The Homestead Act
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