WorksheetsCh. 3 Kansas Journey REVEIW
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the definition of "confluence"?
The process of moving from one place to another
The point where two rivers meet
The act of taking land for public use
A disease that spreads rapidly
What does "eminent domain" mean?
The right to vote
The power of the government to take private land for public use
The spread of a disease
The meeting of two rivers
What is an epidemic?
A government policy
A disease that affects a large number of people in a community
A type of land
A military group
What was the Corps of Discovery?
A group of Native Americans
The expedition led by Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory
A military fort
A disease outbreak
What was the main purpose of the Corps of Discovery?
To fight in a war
To explore and map the Louisiana Purchase
To build forts
To spread disease
How did eminent domain impact Native Americans?
It gave them more land
It led to the loss of their land for public projects
It improved their health
It created new jobs
Why did the USA construct forts in Kansas?
To protect settlers and trade routes
To grow crops
To spread disease
To hold government meetings
Who was Stephen Long?
A famous Native American chief who wanted to move his tribe to the West.
An explorer who led an expedition in the Great Plains and called the plains "The Great American Desert"
A president of the USA who sent Lewis and Clark to explore the Missouri River and the Louisiana Purchase.
A military general in the American Revolution War that stole cannons from Ft. Ticonderoga.
Why did James Madison ask Stephen Long to lead an expedition?
To find gold and the Lost city of El Dorado.
To explore and map the western territories
To start a war
To build forts to protect American travelers.
How were Zebulon Pike and Stephen Long similar?
Both were presidents
Both led expeditions to explore the American West
Both were Native Americans that were forced to move their tribes west.
Both built forts
What is "Manifest Destiny"?
The belief that the USA was destined to expand across North America
The spread of disease caused by the Columbian Exchange.
The belief that the Americans could find a water way from the east to the west across the country.
The meeting of two rivers that leads to flooding during the spring.
What was one effect of the Louisiana Purchase?
The USA lost land
The USA doubled in size
The USA ended slavery
The USA built more forts
What was the Trail of Tears?
A trade route
The forced removal of Native Americans from their land
A disease outbreak where many people died.
A military expedition through the Great American Desert.
What does "forced emigration" mean?
Choosing to move to a new country of your choice.
Being made to leave one's home or country against one's will
Building a new home in a new place by your choice.
Starting a new government after a coup.
What was the purpose of Indian Reservations?
To provide land for farming for those that want to homestead.
To set aside land for Native Americans to live on
To build forts
To start new cities
Which of the following is a Kansas "Emigrant Indian" group?
Cherokee
Sioux
Apache
Inuit
Why did the USA want to expand the nation’s territory?
To find new trade partners
To gain more land and resources
To avoid war
To build more forts
Which two trails went through Kansas?
Oregon Trail and Santa Fe Trail
Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail
Trail of Tears and Pony Express Trail
Lewis and Clark Trail and Erie Canal Trail
What was the purpose of the Oregon Trail?
To move cattle on the Great Western Trail.
To allow settlers to travel to the Pacific Northwest
To transport gold to and from San Francisco.
To move Native Americans to Oregon
What was the impact of Manifest Destiny on Native Americans?
They gained more land
They were forced to move and lost their land
They built new cities
They became government leaders
