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Utah Native Americans and Pioneers

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Utah is named after the:

a)

Ute Tribe

b)

Navajo Tribe

c)

Goshute Tribe

d)

Shoshone Tribe

2.

All of Utah's Native tribes eventually had horses. Which tribe had them first?

a)

Ute

b)

Navajo

c)

Paiute

d)

Goshute

3.

Why did members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) come to Utah in 1847? Check all that apply.

a)

To live their religion.

b)

To escape persecution

c)

To look for gold

d)

They had been kicked out of California.

4.

Why did pioneers create colonies in Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada, and even California?

a)

Gathering places

b)

Centers of production, like coal in Wales

c)

Missions to the Indians, like Indianola

d)

To look for gold

e)

To create many big cities

5.

What did pioneers NOT usually do before they founded a town?

a)

Purchase land from Indians

b)

Select a good location

c)

Select a leader

d)

Select qualified settlers

6.

Which Sanpete town was often flooded by the Sanpitch River?

a)

Moroni

b)

Wales

c)

Fountain Green

d)

Fairview

7.

Which Sanpete town was called North Bend?

a)

Fairview

b)

Mt. Pleasant

c)

Wales

d)

Milburn

8.

Which Sanpete town was a "wild" town, with pool halls and saloons?

a)

Mt. Pleasant

b)

Spring City

c)

Chester

d)

Fairview

9.

Which Sanpete town is on the site of an Indian ambush?

a)

Spring City

b)

Fountain Green

c)

Fairview

d)

Indianola

10.

This is one of the oldest towns in Sanpete County and was abandoned during the Wakara War (but resettled later). What is it?

a)

Spring City

b)

Chester

c)

Wales

d)

Moroni

11.

Which Sanpete town was flooded by Dry Creek?

a)

Milburn

b)

Fountain Green

c)

Chester

d)

Spring CIty

12.

Which Sanpete town was founded by polygamists from Spring City and Mt. Pleasant?

a)

Chester

b)

Moroni

c)

Wales

d)

Fairview

13.

Mark common elements of a Mormon Town Plan:

a)

Streets in a grid

b)

Four houses per block

c)

Church and school in the center

d)

Farms outside of town

e)

A watchtower for Indians

14.

What is the highest point in Utah?

a)

Kings Peak

b)

Horseshoe Mountain

c)

South Tent Mountain

d)

Mt. Nebo

15.

What is Utah's capital?

a)

Salt Lake City

b)

Fillmore

c)

Ogden

d)

St. George

16.

Which of these is a secondary source?

a)

A teacher in 2021 talking about something that happened in 1847.

b)

Someone who witnessed a fight in the lunchroom yesterday,

c)

A diary from someone who traveled on the Mormon Trait to Utah in 1847.

d)

A letter from a person traveling to Utah o the Mormon Trail in 1847.

17.

Check all examples of primary sources.

a)

A letter from a person traveling on the Mormon Trail in 1847.

b)

A diary of one of the first settlers of Manti in 1849.

c)

Someone witnessed a fight in the lunchroom yesterday.

d)

A history book that was published in 2018.

e)

A teacher taliking aobut sometihing that happened in 1847.

18.

Anna does her homework each day at the same time. Which word best describes Anna?

a)

diligent

b)

patriotic

c)

sympathetic

d)

honest

19.

Joey makes sure his iPad is plugged in each night, his homework is ready to be turned in, and his chores are done. Which word best describes Joey?

a)

Responsible

b)

Sympathetic

c)

Honest

d)

Un-cooperative

20.

Where did many early immigrants to Utah come from?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Scandinavia

c)

Mexico

d)

Japan

e)

Africa

21.

Which Native-White conflict was the longest and most expensive in Utah?

a)

Black Hawk War

b)

Wakara War

c)

The Utah War

d)

The Civil War

22.

What do people in Utah celebrate each July 24?

a)

Pioneer Day

b)

Independence Day

c)

Memorial Day

d)

Statehood Day

23.

What are two reasons President James Buchanan sent the US Army to Utah in the "Utah War"?

a)

To install a new governor

b)

To make the people in Utah behave themselves.

c)

To protect settlements during the Black Hawk War

d)

To help people in Utah rebuild after an earthquake