WorksheetsChapter 5 West of the Mississippi
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How did the spread of white settlements impact native Americans?
They were educated in settlement schools.
They lost their land and were forced to live on reservations.
They moved to areas east of the Mississippi.
They lived peacefully among the white settlers.
What state can claim to have the highest point in the United States?
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Alaska
What type of housing was best for the nomadic Plains people?
Grass hut
Teepees
Longhouses
Pueblos
Missions were church-based communities built for whom?
Catholics
Priests
Native Americans
Spanish
Which state relies on wind power to provide a quarter of its electricity?
Wyoming
South Dakota
California
Colorado
What causes the Great Salt Lake to be salty?
The Pacific Ocean flows directly into the lake and makes the water salty.
It was formed over a huge salt lick.
It has no outlet and its tributary rivers deposit salt, which is left when its water evaporates.
people have long dumped their excess salt there.
What belief helped promote westward expansion?
European Customs
Manifest Destiny
Chinese Proverbs
Western Verses
What chain of mountains are located on the western side of the Mississippi?
Appalachian
Rocky
Great Smoky
Ural
What do Alaska and Hawaii have in common?
Neither state has an active volcano.
Neither state borders the 48 contiguous states.
Both states have a tropical climate.
The two states are about the same size.
What is the name of the imaginary line through the Rocky Mountains that separates the rivers flowing east from those flowing West?
Manifest Destiny
Line of Latitude
Equator
Continental Divide
What is the one characteristic common to almost all cities in the western United States?
dependence on the automobile for transportation
a dry, arid climate
a strong Spanish influence on the culture
great ethnic diversity
From which country did the United States take control of Texas in 1845?
Mexico
France
Great Britain
Spain
What provision of the Homestead Act encouraged people to move west of the Mississippi River?
The land was cheap
The land was free
Their houses had to be made of wood.
They only had to live on their farms for three years.
Which state is an archipelago that includes more than 130 islands?
California
Alaska
Washington
Hawaii
What is one of the biggest challenges for the western states?
having an adequate water supply
attracting tourists
growing businesses
building more seaports
