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Americans Move West Vocabulary

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

people who move to live in a new place

a)

settlers

b)

frontier

c)

senators

2.

the edge of unfamiliar land

a)

frontier

b)

sawmill

c)

mine

3.

a way to get from one place to another

a)

route

b)

corral

c)

telegraph

4.

a building where logs are cut so they can be used to build things

a)

sawmill

b)

corral

c)

reservations

5.

to dig into the earth in search of valuable gems or metals, such as gold

a)

mine

b)

corral

c)

sawmill

6.

a machine that relays messages over long distances by sending signals through wires

a)

telegraph

b)

route

c)

reservations

7.

people from one country who move to another country to live

a)

immigrants

b)

frontier

c)

bison

8.

is a fenced area for horses or other animals on a ranch

a)

corral

b)

sawmill

c)

mine

9.

are big animals with curved horns on the sides of their heads

a)

bison

b)

hides

c)

frontiers

10.

areas of land set aside by the government for Native Americans to live

a)

reservations

b)

frontier

c)

route

11.

animal skins

a)

hides

b)

mine

c)

bison

d)

corral