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Settlement of the West and the American Indian Experience

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An American explorer who helped map a trail that American settlers could follow to cross the Appalachian Mountains

a)

Daniel Boone

b)

Thomas Jeffereson

c)

Lewis and Clark

d)

James Monroe

2.

Why did Americans begin moving west?

a)

The US purchased the Louisiana Territory

b)

The US purchased the Pacific Ocean

c)

The US purchased the Oregon Trail

d)

The US purchased the steam engines

3.

How did Americans live after moving to the plains in the west (The Great Plains)? Choose 3 answers

a)

they built homes out of sod

b)

they dug deep wells or went to streams for water

c)

there were few cities and they lived far apart from one another

d)

they went to social events and had big gatherings

e)

they built big cities with lots of shops

4.

What was the large land between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Oregon Territoy

b)

Gateway Arch

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Louisiana Purchase

5.

Why did people move to Oregon instead of the Great Plains?

a)

farming was better in the Oregon Territory

b)

shopping was better in the Oregon Territory

c)

they wanted to visit Sacagawea

d)

it was easier to live in Oregon than in the Great Plains

6.

What was the name of the route pioneers traveled in wagons or walked to get to the Oregon Territory that could be very dangerous?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Corps of Discovery

c)

Oregon Trail

d)

Louisiana Purchase

7.

How long did the journey across the Oregon Trail take?

a)

6 weeks

b)

6 months

c)

6 years

d)

1 week

8.

Americans believed that God had given the US the right to go west and take that land to become a larger nation and made American leaders more determined to get land in the west for homes and resources. This was called _____________

a)

manifest destiny

b)

manifest fate

c)

Corps of Discovery

d)

new technologies

9.

What sort if conflicts (problems) did manifest destiny lead to? Choose 2 answers

a)

other nations did not like America growing and expanding west

b)

Native Americans had already been living on these lands and did not want settlers taking it

c)

the Revolutionary War

d)

fights between Great Britain and America

e)

Native Americans stealing homes and horse from Americans

10.

BEFORE new technology, how did Americans travel west? Choose 3 answers

a)

wagons or walking

b)

using pack animals (animals like horse or mules to carry heavy loads)

c)

keelboats

d)

locomotives

e)

steamboats

11.

A special ship powered by steam that would carry passengers and showed how much better and quicker traveling by steamboat was is called the __________________

a)

Gateway

b)

Expedition

c)

Transcontinental

d)

Clermont

12.

A railroad system for trails that traveled from one side of the US to the other and was powered by steam engines like steamboats was called the _____________________.

a)

transcontinental railroad

b)

transcontinental journey

c)

steam train

d)

continental steam engine

13.

The transcontinental railroad made it easier and quicker to ship goods and for people to travel. This railroad was built by people from China, Ireland, and Germany which are people known as _________________.

a)

travelers

b)

immigrants

c)

Native Americans

d)

passengers

14.

People wanted to move to _____________because gold was discovered and people wanted to get rich.

a)

California

b)

Oregon

c)

Louisiana

d)

Missouri

15.

People traveled to places where a lot of gold was found and made new ______________.

a)

towns

b)

boats

c)

railroads

d)

trails

16.

People would get _________ for free or cheap because railroad companies would give it to farmers because they knew farmers would use trains to ship their crops.

a)

land

b)

boats

c)

horses

d)

trains

17.

The ______________ gave 160 acres of free land to anyone who would settle and farm the land for 5 years, so 1.6 million people got land to live on and farm.

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Oregon Act

c)

Corps of Discovery

d)

Indian Removal Act

18.

Why was there conflict between settlers and Native Americans?

a)

settlers were moving onto Native American lands

b)

settlers were stealing Native American horses

c)

settlers were taking Native American crops

d)

settlers were using their land to build shopping malls

19.

_______________ is a law that said Native Americans who still lived in the east had to give up their land and move west of the Mississippi River into "Indian Territory" which basically forced Native Americans off of their land.

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Indian Removal Act

c)

Oregon Act

d)

Native American Act

20.

_____________ was the journey the government forced the Cherokee tribe to take to move them east from their homes to Indian Territory in the west.

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Oregon Trail

c)

Lewis and Clark Expedition

d)

Indian Removal Act

21.

Many Native Americans walked the Trail of Tears and this journey took months. What sort of complications did this experience along the way? choose 3 answers

a)

disesase

b)

hunger

c)

coldness

d)

war

e)

headaches

22.

After the Trail of Tears, settlers continued moving west and taking over the ______________ lands.

a)

Native American

b)

American

c)

British

d)

French

23.

After the Trail of Tears, Native Americans decided to fight instead of giving up their lands. _________________ were the Native American leaders whose groups fought against the US in the Battle of Little Bighorn. Choose 3 answers

a)

Chief Joseph

b)

Sitting Bull

c)

Crazy Horse

d)

Chief Jefferson

e)

Lewis and Clark

24.

__________ was a battle where Americans killed 270 Native Americans, many of who were women and children.

a)

Battle at Wounded Knee

b)

Battle at Trail of Tears

c)

Battle at Little Bighorn

d)

Battle at Indian Removal

25.

The Louisiana Purchase affected many people in the United States. Read the paragraph below. What group of people are being described by this effect.

Their country grew twice as big. It also gave the people who lived here access to the Port of New Orleans. This allowed them to ship goods and trade. The United States did not even understand how large the Louisiana Territory was.

a)

People of the United States

b)

Settlers in the Louisiana Territory

c)

Native Americans

26.

The Louisiana Purchase affected many people in the United States. Read the paragraph below. What group of people are being described by this effect.

They were no longer under French or Spanish rule. Later, Louisiana would become a state and these people would become American citizens. They were also allowed to use the Port of New Orleans to ship goods.

a)

People of the United States

b)

Settlers in the Louisiana Territory

c)

Native Americans

27.

The Louisiana Purchase affected many people in the United States. Read the paragraph below. What group of people are being described by this effect.

They were often in conflict with settlers. Native Americans and settlers fought because settlers wanted Native American land. Many Native American tribes lost their land. Many also died on the Trail of Tears.

a)

People of the United States

b)

Settlers in the Louisiana Territory

c)

Native Americans