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SS Chapter 4 - Go West!

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A (a)   is a person who travels to unknown places or is the first to do something

2.

What is the main reason why people wanted Nebraska to become a territory?

a)

to make peace with the Native Americans

b)

to make laws

c)

to farm the land

d)

to build railroads

3.

A ______ is a person who worked to end slavery.

a)

Pioneer

b)

abolitionist

c)

settler

d)

Native American

4.

(a)   were worried about the future of their people because they lost their land to the US government.

5.

The (a)   Trail was used by many pioneers so they could move west in search of a new life and new land.

6.

Unlike most pioneers, the Mormons moved west to do what?

a)

find new land

b)

have religious freedom

c)

to build log cabins

d)

to find gold

7.

A pioneer was someone who

a)

is the first to do something or move somewhere

b)

moved for religious reasons

c)

helped slaves escape

d)

explored the Louisiana Purchase

8.

A compromise is __________________.

a)

A person who was against slavery

b)

a type of wagon used on the Oregon Trail

c)

a way of reaching an agreement

d)

When one person always gets their way

9.

The __________ helped people escape from slavery in the South.

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

slave owners

c)

Oregon Trail

d)

telegraph

10.

How did The Kansas-Nebraska Act solve a problem for the United States?

a)

The territories decided if they would be free or slave territories

b)

They territories got to help map out the railroad

c)

The people in territories were give free land

d)

The territories decided if they wanted to become states

11.

What is a reason the Plains Indians worried about their future?

a)

They were not worried at all

b)

The pioneers were hunting on their land and they were afraid they wouldn't have enough to eat

c)

They were worried about getting more weapons

d)

They didn't think they'd have enough horses to survive

12.

When the railroad was built settlers no longer needed to travel by ______.

a)

freighters

b)

steamboat

c)

airplane

d)

wagon

13.

An abolitionist is someone who _______

a)

worked to keep slavery

b)

worked to get women the right to vote

c)

worked to end slavery

d)

worked to bring railroads to Nebraska

14.

_______ was built to protect pioneers from Native Americans (even though it was never attacked).

a)

Chimney Rock

b)

Fort Kearny

c)

The railroad

d)

A plantation