WorksheetsVS.6c Western Expansion
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 4mins
When Virginians moved westward, what did they take with them?
Their ideas, cultures, and traditions
Their house
Their families
They took nothing
What influenced the movement of Virginians westward?
Nothing
Geography
Weather
Traditions
Virginians moved westward primarily due to
They wanted new jobs
They just wanted to
New land and opportunities
They wanted a new house
The soil in Virginia stayed good for farming forever
True
False
Farmers primarily moved where?
East
North
North, South, East, West
To the South and to the West
What did the cotton gin do?
Picked seeds out of cotton faster, causing Virginians to lose jobs
It gave Virginians an abundance of jobs
It was invented by Cyrus McCormick
This is not an invention from Western Expansion
The Appalachian Mountain Range is important to Western Expansion because....
It has some awesome views
It is the mountain range settlers crossed as they went west
Settlers liked going for nice hikes after a day of farming
Settlers never went on the Appalachian Mountains. They actually used the Rocky Mountains
What is the passage that Settlers traveled through to go westward?
The Trail of Tears
The Appalachian Valley
The Cumberland Gap
The Valley and Ridge
Who invented the cotton gin?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Cyrus McCormick
Eli Whitney
Who invented the mechanical reaper?
Eli Whitney
Cyrus McCormick
Virginians moved westward and the deep south to find
New pets
Better farmland and opportunities
Better gas prices
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