TCI Chapter 17 The Diverse People of the West

Some newcomers to the West learned the skills to be cowboys from the

• Mexicanos

• Mormons

• Nez Perces

• pioneers

Why did the owners of many ranchos in the United States speak Spanish?

• Rich families moved to America from Spain.

• The United States acquired the land from Mexico.

• Settlers from the East Coast learned how to speak Spanish.

• Immigrants came from Latin America to seek a better life.

The forty-niners traveled west for

• gold

• free land

• railroad jobs

• religiousfreedom

What was a miner's claim?

• the food the miner ate

• the tools the miner used

• the land the miner worked

• the money the miner saved

Many Chinese immigrants found work helping to build

• Salt Lake City

• the Oregon Trail

• San Francisco Harbor

• the transcontinental railroad

Which state was settled mainly by Mormons?

• California

• Oregon

• Texas

• Utah

Why did Chief Joseph lead the Nez Perces toward Canada?

• to settle on a reservation

• to be safe from U.S. soldiers

• to find rivers with more salmon

• to start a war against the settlers

How did the Homestead Act encourage people to move west?

• It paid money for their old homes.

• It made peace with the American Indians.

• It offered settlers cheap or free land.

• It filled eastern cities with immigrants.