8.52 Westward Expansion Pre-Assessment

Front

In what way did mountain men and trappers prepare the West for settlement?

Back

They mapped trails and helped build forts.

Front

If Mormons were "pushed" west, what can you infer about the way Mormons were treated in the East?

Back

They were an unpopular minority group.

Front

If you were an American Indian leader, and you refused to move off of your land, what's the most likely thing that would happen to you?

Back

American soldiers would show up and force you to move.

Front

Which expression best explains why pioneers traveled in wagon trains?

Back

Safety in numbers

Front

Homesteading laws were designed to attract which of the following groups? Gold miners, Farmers, Trappers, Mountain men

Back

Farmers

Front

Which of the following states joined the Union after 1849? Ohio, Missouri, California, Florida

Back

California

Front

How might a believer in Manifest Destiny feel about American Indians?

Back

That the Indians were standing in the way of progress.