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Worksheets4th SS Chapter 4 Lesson 2 Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 23mins
Choose two answers:
What happened in 1803?
President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition west of the Mississippi River.
Two explorers from France led an expedition into what is now the Midwest Region of the United States.
Lewis sent President Jefferson a letter with several boxes of items he had collected during his expedition.
The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France. This was called the Louisiana Purchase.
What are the names of the two explorers from France that led an expedition into the Midwest region?
Meriwether Lewis
Jacques Marquette
William Clark
Louis Jolliet
What are the names of the two explorers that led an expedition into land west of the Mississippi River ?
Meriwether Lewis
Jacques Marquette
William Clark
Louis Jolliet
(Choose two)
What were the two tasks given to the group known as "Corps of Discovery"?
To make contact with the Native Americans
To discover new plants and animals in the area
To document their journey and everything they experienced
To find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
Choose three:
Why did Dusable choose to settle at the mouth of the Chicago River at Lake Michigan?
It was good for transportation
It was good for hiding
It was good for trading
It was good for farming
It was good for hunting
What was the result of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
A treaty with the Shoshone was signed.
The size of the United States was doubled.
Pioneers headed to the west on wagon trails.
A water route to the Pacific Ocean was mapped.
Why was it important for Marquette and Jolliet to confirm the path of the Mississippi River?
The French wanted to find new lands to protect themselves from the British.
The Mississippi River traveled to the Gulf of Mexico so it could be used for shipping and transportation.
Marquette and Jolliet could become rich and famous if they discover a path.
They needed a waterway to import slaves.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
It was a law that provided a way to govern the lands of the Northwest territory.
It was the name of the expedition group that explored the Northwest territory.
It was the war that occured in 1873 over the Northwest territory between the settlers and the Native Americans.
It was a group of natives that rebelled against the settlers.
What was the difference between what the Northwest Ordinance said about settlers and Native Americans' land, and what actually happened?
Choose two answers.
The Northwest Ordinance allowed settlers to take land from Native Americans.
The Northwest Ordinance did not allow settlers to take land from Native Americans without their permission.
Settlers often claimed the lands of the Native Americans without their permission.
Natives often claimed the lands of the settlers without their permission.
Why did many Native Americans sided with the British during the war of 1812?
The relations between the Native Americans and the British was friendly.
The Native Americans thought the British could remove the settlers from their lands.
The British offered assistance during the conflict with the settlers.
The British supported the Native Americans' land claims.
Early American settlers lost the most when the Northwest Territory became more settled.
True
False
Native Americans lost the most when the Northwest Territory became more settled.
True
False
The Northwest Ordinance brought more rights and freedoms to the settlers.
True
False
Why is Tecumseh an important historical figure?
He was a Kiowa who refused to give up his land when railroads were built in the 1850s.
He was a Potawatomi who guided Marquette and Jolliet to the mouth of the Mississippi River.
He was a Shoshone who helped lead Lewis and Clark through the Dakotas to the Rocky Mountains.
He was a Shawnee who opposed the settlement of Native American lands in the Northwest Territory.
Which statements describe the effects of the Northwest Ordinance?
Choose two statements
California, Texas, and Florida all became states.
Slavery was not allowed in the Northwest Territory.
The British stopped trading and trapping furs in the Northwest Territory.
American settlers refused to take land from Native Americans without their permission.
Native American groups fought with American settlers.
Which statement best supports the conclusion that the United States government mistreated Native Americans as the Midwest was settled?
Native Americans who tried to help American explorers were turned away.
Native Americans were forced to help build the railroads that often ran through their own land.
During the War of 1812, the United States refused to allow the Native Americans to join their side.
Despite a treaty, Americans settled Native American land in the Black Hills after gold was discovered.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the size of the United States?
It brought more poverty.
It doubled the size of the United States.
It gave the majority of the United States to the French.
The United States lost its people to the harsh climate conditions.
What do the Lewis and Clark expedition and the Homestead Act have in common?
Both events are mentioned in the book.
Both events helped open up the land west of the Mississippi settlement.
Both events had terrible consequences for the British, the settlers, and the natives.
Both events helped improve the lives of the Native American.
Which evidence from the text best supports the conclusion that pioneers had to use their own skills to survive?
“Early settlers followed trails made by migrating animals and fur trappers.”
“A yoke would hold the oxen together.”
"Pioneers packed tools to make wagon repairs along the trail.”
“They slept on the ground or in the back of the wagon.”
What is the meaning of the word expedition?
the leader of a group of explorers
a journey made for a specific reason
a large ship with sails used for exploring
a group of religious leaders who settle an area
Why would pioneers need to carefully choose the tools they would bring in their wagons?
Choose two.
They would need tools that would help them during their travels.
They had to choose carefully because they had limited space in the wagon.
They would need books, games, and fine dishes to survive.
They had to choose carefully because they had to think of the sick people traveling with them.
How were the buffalo affected during and after the construction of the railroad?
The number of buffalo increased since the Native Americans became vegetarian.
The number of buffalo decreased as they were hunted for food and sport.
The buffalo were considered a sacred animal for the Native Americans.
The buffalo were used as a means of transportation across the west of Mississippi.
The Native Americans' lives changed dramatically with:
Choose three.
the loss of the buffalo
the farming
the opening up of sacred lands to settlement
their forced relocation
the slavery
What happened as a result of the United States allowing settlers on the Lakota's land?
Choose two.
This resulted in a decrease in buffalo.
The Lakota left their reservations and gathered along the Little Bighorn River.
This resulted in relocating the Native Americans peacefully to Quebec.
This resulted in the Battle of Little Bighorn.
