WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the term for the belief that Americans should settle and extend the U.S. from the east coast to the west
manifest destiny
Destiny's Child
Indian removal
prospecting
As people moved west, new communities suddenly grew in population and economic growth. These places were known as
the Great Plains
reservations
boomtowns
retirement villages
People who settled in new places along the frontier were known as
prospectors
pioneers
caravans
49er's
American Indians were moved by the U.S. government off their native lands on to
boomtowns
reservations
the Great Plains
the frontier
Joseph Smith and Brigham Young were
were the founders of the Mormon religion and moved their settlements out west
were the founders of the Baptist religion and moved their settlements to southern plantations
were the founders of the Brooklyn Dodgers who moved their team to Los Angelos
were prospectors who made millions of dollars in California
An important trade route going between Missouri and New Mexico used from about 1821 to 1880
The Oregon Trail
The Santa Fe Trail
the Transcontinental Railroad
the Great Plains Railroad
A famous trail from Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s and made into a popular video game in the 1970 and 1980's.
The Oregon Trail
The Santa Fe Trail
the Trail of Tears
Monty Python and the Holy Trail
Pioneers often traveled in long lines of wagon trains known as ___________________
caravans
expeditions
suburbans
tahoes
_______________ pulled covered wagons because they were less expensive and easier to take care of.
horses
oxen
bears
buffalo
What was a major GEOGRAPHIC barrier pioneers faced when travelling out west?
The Rocky Mountains
buffalo and bears
mud, dust, sickness, and land
The Arkansas River
What was NOT a danger of travelling westward?
mud
dust
sickness and disease
a lode of gold or silver
Food, water, blankets, weapons and tools were considered _____________ to make the westward journey.
necessities
luxuries
trading posts
prospectors
