WorksheetsSS Chp 7, L1 & L2
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What killed thousands of people in St. Louis, causing the town to be evacuated?
a)
cholera
b)
fire
c)
measles
d)
earthquake
2.
When pioneer neighbors helped each other build a cabin in a day, it was called...
a)
a rendezvous
b)
a raising
c)
a folktale
d)
an auction
3.
Someone who leaves a country to live in another is called...
a)
an emigrant
b)
an immigrant
c)
a squatter
4.
One who lives on land without buying it is called...
a)
an emigrant
b)
an immigrant
c)
a squatter
d)
a pioneer
5.
To make things to sell is called...
a)
auction
b)
famine
c)
manufacture
d)
rebel
6.
Someone who comes into a country to live is called...
a)
an emigrant
b)
an immigrant
c)
a pioneer
d)
a squatter
7.
Which was one of the two largest immigrant groups to Missouri?
a)
French
b)
Germans
c)
Italians
d)
Russians
8.
Which was one of the two largest immigrant groups to Missouri?
a)
Chinese
b)
Irish
c)
Polish
d)
Spanish
9.
Which was NOT a use of corn by the pioneers?
a)
fuel
b)
animal food
c)
building material
d)
toys
10.
Which was NOT a use of corn by the pioneers on the frontier?
a)
food for families
b)
mattress stuffing
c)
pipes
d)
bricks
11.
Which immigrant group came to America because of a famine in their country?
a)
Germans
b)
Irish
c)
Italians
d)
French
12.
True or False. Immigrants arriving in New Orleans traveled up the Missouri River to get to St. Louis.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Made zithers
a)
German immigrants
b)
Irish immigrants
14.
Loaded and unloaded boats
a)
German immigrants
b)
Irish immigrants
15.
Built steamboats
a)
German immigrants
b)
Irish immigrants
16.
Good farmers
a)
German immigrants
b)
Irish immigrants
17.
Worked on railroads
a)
German immigrants
b)
Irish immigrants
18.
Made furniture
a)
German immigrants
b)
Irish immigrants
19.
Produced corn cob pipes
a)
German immigrants
b)
Irish immigrants
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