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Mrs. D's Social Studies Chapter 4, Lesson 1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long is a century?

(a)  

2.

What is the far edge of a country where a group of people is just beginning to settle?

a)

pioneer

b)

frontier

c)

century

d)

telegraph

3.

What do you call someone who is one of first of a group of people to settle in an area new to them?

a)

painter

b)

pilgrim

c)

pirate

d)

pioneer

4.

What was a common route used by pioneers traveling in covered wagons?

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Maine Turnpike

c)

Baird Avenue

d)

Appalachian Trail

5.

Are you ready for a quiz in Social Studies?

a)

not yet!

b)

almost ready

c)

I'm going to start studying by doing this Quizziz

d)

Yes! I am ready!

6.

What railroad ran across the continent and changed the way people and things moved around the United States?

a)

Reading Railroad

b)

Transcontinental Railroad

c)

Amtrak

d)

Thomas the Train

7.

Who did President Thomas Jefferson hire to explore the Louisiana Territory?

a)

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

b)

Tom Brady

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Smith

8.

Who was the Shoshone Indian woman who helped Lewis and Clark during their journey?

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Sacagawea

c)

Mikaela Shiffrin

d)

Ramona Quimby

9.

Who created the Wilderness Road which led pioneers into Kentucky?

a)

William Clark

b)

Meriwether Lewis

c)

Sacagawea

d)

Daniel Boone

10.

What did William Clark do?

a)

He explored the Louisiana Territory and traveled for 2,000 miles.

b)

He bought Louisiana.

c)

He stayed home and played cards.

d)

He built a railroad.

11.

Why did people move west?

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12.

How did the United States get to be a much bigger country after 1803?

4 lines