WorksheetsTCI Chapter 17 The Diverse People of the West
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Some newcomers to the West learned the skills to be cowboys from the
Mexicanos
Mormons
Nez Perces
pioneers
Why did the owners of many ranchos in the United States speak Spanish?
Rich families moved to America from Spain.
The United States acquired the land from Mexico.
Settlers from the East Coast learned how to speak Spanish.
Immigrants came from Latin America to seek a better life.
The forty-niners traveled west for
gold
free land
railroad jobs
religiousfreedom
What was a miner's claim?
the food the miner ate
the tools the miner used
the land the miner worked
the money the miner saved
Many Chinese immigrants found work helping to build
Salt Lake City
the Oregon Trail
San Francisco Harbor
the transcontinental railroad
Which state was settled mainly by Mormons?
California
Oregon
Texas
Utah
Why did Chief Joseph lead the Nez Perces toward Canada?
to settle on a reservation
to be safe from U.S. soldiers
to find rivers with more salmon
to start a war against the settlers
How did the Homestead Act encourage people to move west?
It paid money for their old homes.
It made peace with the American Indians.
It offered settlers cheap or free land.
It filled eastern cities with immigrants.
