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WorksheetsA New Home in America
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins
Who are people who move from one country to settle in a different country called?
immigrant
frontier
homestead
Why did people decide to move west? ( check 2 boxes)
to find find jobs and earn money
for freedom and a safe place to live
to go to war with America
What types of transportation did people use to travel west?
cars and airplanes
boats and wagons
scooters and hover boards
A region that forms the edge of a settled area is a ___.
immigrant
frontier
homestead
In 1775, this man worked with 28 men to widen the Cumberland Gap Trail. This new road was called the Wilderness Road.
Benjamin Franklin
Lewis & Clark
Daniel Boone
A ___ is an area of land that includes a house and its buildings.
immigrant
frontier
homestead
Why did the U.S. Government pass the Homestead Act?
The act helped people settle the land in the west.
The act helped people settle the land in the east.
The act helped people settle the land in the south.
Why was life difficult for homesteaders? (check 3 boxes)
They had to hunt and grow all their food.
They had to build five homes.
They carried water in buckets.
Neighbors were far so it was difficult to get help.
During the California ___ ____, thousands of people came from around the world to search for something.
money race
silver rush
gold rush
Majority of immigrants who searched for gold came from ___
Spain
China
Japan
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Chinese immigrants were banned from entering America for ten years.
Chinese immigrants were banned from entering California for ten years.
American immigrants were banned from entering China for ten years.
