WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
Beaver pelts from the West were more valuable.
True
False
How many grizzlies (approximately) roamed the Rockies during Westward Expansion?
1,000
2,000
100,000
200,000
How many calories did frontiersman need/day?
2,000
6,000
4,000
1,000
How much would a wagon cost? (today's dollars)
$10,000
$5,000
$8,000
$3,000
About how long was the trip West?
1,000 miles
2,000 miles
3,000 miles
4,000 miles
Approx. how many graves were there per mile?
2
5
6
10
It was common for travelers to resort to cannibalism.
True
False
How did most people travel to the West?
Riding in a wagon
Riding on horseback
Walking
By boat
How many people got rich from gold mining?
Most of them
1 in 10
About half of all miners
Less than 1%
How many people went to mine gold during the FIRST YEAR of the gold rush?
100,000
300,000
200,000
10,000
The cost of living in California skyrocketed during the Gold Rush
True
False
Pregnant women were not allowed on the Westward trails.
True
False
