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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is difficult situation that causes discomfort or suffering?

a)

Settled

b)

Hardships

c)

Exhausting

2.

(a)   is a way to get from one place to another.

3.

Who were the first settlers in new areas of the frontier?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Pioneers

c)

Sequoya

4.

True or false? "Iron horse" was a nickname given to the horses used for the Pony Express?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is a canal?

a)

A boat

b)

A waterway used to move things from place to place by boat.

c)

A territory

6.

True or false. To settle means to move to a new place and make it your home?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

(a)   are objects or structures on land that are easy to recognize?

8.

True or false. A voyage is a type of boat?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or false. To have endurance means you cannot do something for very long.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

On the Oregon Trail families had a _____ trip.

a)

Easy

b)

Fun

c)

Difficult

d)

Long

11.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Wagon Train

b)

Steam boat

c)

Railroad

12.

Who captured the Cherokee language in writing?

a)

Robert Fulton

b)

Pioneers

c)

Sequoya

d)

Settlers

13.

Why did pioneer families move west?

a)

They had to

b)

For a better life

c)

To try something new

14.

True or false. Did boast use the Erie Canal to travel to the Pacific Ocean?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

(a)   invented the steamboat.

16.

True or false. The Pony express is still how we receive our mail today.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

This was a time when Cherokee were forced to march from their homes to "Indian Territory" by the United States.

a)

Voyage

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Transcontinental Railway

18.

True or false. Transportation is a way of getting from ne place to another.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

When something is convenient it means that it is...

a)

Easy

b)

Hard to get

c)

Requires A LOT of effort

d)

Required LITTLE effort

20.

Is the back of something is opposite from the front?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

What was your favorite part of this domain?

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