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WorksheetsMoving West
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What state and capital is being shown here? Hint: this is the state many 49ers were headed to, to look for gold...
Olympia, Washington
Austin, Texas
Sacramento, California
Helena, Montana
Why were many people leaving the north to head west after the Civil War? Choose the best answer.
Too crowded in the north
Too many houses in the north
Not enough free land in the north
No freedoms in the north
Which groups were heading west? Choose all that are correct!
Mormons
Manifest Destiny
49ers
Exodusters
Who are exodusters?
A religious group
A group of African Americans
A group of farmers
A group looking for gold
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that anyone is free to go west whenever they want.
A belief that the west was full of hostile natives.
A belief that the north was superior to the south.
The belief that God was leading settlers westward.
Which group would likely say: "I am moving futher west because I am being pushed off of my land."
Natives
Cowboys
Mormons
49ers
Which groups would likely say: I am moving west because of the Homestead Act - so much free land!"
Cowboys
Farmers
Natives
49ers
Which western state is pictured here? Hint: many cowboys and farmers moved here for the wide-open land!
Colorado
California
Idaho
Montana
Which group out west had a lifestyle that involved living conditions like you see in the photograph?
Natives
Cowboys
Soddies
Outlaws
Think about the lifestyles of western groups. Which group had a hard lifestyle that involved violence, running from the law, and having no stable family?
Natives
Outlaws
Soddies
Cowboys
Who's lifestyle out west would have revolved around community, nature, and animism (belief in natural spirits)?
Cowboys
Natives
Outlaws
Soddies
What did this invention do?
Drew water from the ground
Transported goods out west
Dug out fields for planting
Helped with herding cattle
Which of these are adaptations? Choose all that are correct.
Windmill
Dry Farming
Wheat Farming
Sod Houses
The changes one must make to survive in their environment are ________.
Inventions
Adaptations
Items created to help fill a need or fix a problem are _____.
Inventions
Adaptations
Which western state is pictured here? Hint: there was a famous trail that went all the way from the east to this state...
Washington
California
Oregon
Montana
What trail carried thousands of settlers west?
The Montana Highway Trail
The Appalachia Trail
The Oregon Trail
The Pacific Union Trail
