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A New Home in America

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who are people who move from one country to settle in a different country called?

a)

immigrant

b)

frontier

c)

homestead

2.

Why did people decide to move west? ( check 2 boxes)

a)

to find find jobs and earn money

b)

for freedom and a safe place to live

c)

to go to war with America

3.

What types of transportation did people use to travel west?

a)

cars and airplanes

b)

boats and wagons

c)

scooters and hover boards

4.

A region that forms the edge of a settled area is a ___.

a)

immigrant

b)

frontier

c)

homestead

5.

In 1775, this man worked with 28 men to widen the Cumberland Gap Trail. This new road was called the Wilderness Road.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Lewis & Clark

c)

Daniel Boone

6.

A ___ is an area of land that includes a house and its buildings.

a)

immigrant

b)

frontier

c)

homestead

7.

Why did the U.S. Government pass the Homestead Act?

a)

The act helped people settle the land in the west.

b)

The act helped people settle the land in the east.

c)

The act helped people settle the land in the south.

8.

Why was life difficult for homesteaders? (check 3 boxes)

a)

They had to hunt and grow all their food.

b)

They had to build five homes.

c)

They carried water in buckets.

d)

Neighbors were far so it was difficult to get help.

9.

During the California ___ ____, thousands of people came from around the world to search for something.

a)

money race

b)

silver rush

c)

gold rush

10.

Majority of immigrants who searched for gold came from ___

a)

Spain

b)

China

c)

Japan

11.

What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?

a)

Chinese immigrants were banned from entering America for ten years.

b)

Chinese immigrants were banned from entering California for ten years.

c)

American immigrants were banned from entering China for ten years.