Explore the West Day 2

According to page 252-253, Where is the Wild Wild West?

• The Wild West was the lands east of the Mississippi River.

• The Wild West was the lands north of the Chicago River

• The Wild West was the lands west of the Mississippi River.

• none of the above

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CCSS.RI.5.1

What and whom did the wild West consist of______?

• The wild west included stagecoaches, performers, artist, farmers and bandits.

• The wild west included stagecoaches, kings, queens, and buffalo hunters .

• The wild west included stagecoaches, lawmen, bank robbers and buffalo hunters .

• The wild west included stage coaches, teachers, healers, lawmen, and buffalo hunters .

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CCSS.W.5.2B

Why did Lewis and Clark go about mapping the West?

• They explored the land with 500 people including a Canadian explorer. They included detailed journals entries about both people and land.

• They explored the land with 10 people including a British explorer. They included detailed journals entries about both people and land.

• They explored the land with 55 people including a British explorer. They included detailed journals entries about both people and land

• They explored the land with 50 people including a French Canadian explorer. They included detailed journals entries about both people and land

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.3

How did newspaper influence people to go west?

• Newspapers criticize the locals because of the taxation problems they were facing.

• Newspapers made the West seem amazing because they included information about find gold, oil, and fighting Indians.

• Newspapers made the West seem amazing. They sold people on the idea about moving.

Planning wasn't required before the pioneers. They already had food and they sold everything with ease.

• true

• false

What was Independence Rock?

• The rock that was half way point which people drew hearts on to represent their love & hope for the future.

• The rock that was one third of the way people drew of the long battle ahead.

• The rock that was half way point which people carved their names and left passages.

On the section along the trail, what supports the central idea : The pioneers had trouble on the trail.

• Native American they encountered wanted to trade with them

• Sometimes they turned wagons into boats by taking the wheels off and emptying them.

• Other families build rafts big enough to hold a wagon by cutting down trees and tying them together.

• Buffalo could frighten cattle, which would make them run and crush wagons

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

Presenting ... James Beckworth was written in what type of text structure?

• descriptive

• problem and solution

• compare & contrast

• sequential order

Which is false about the oxen:

• They used them to pull their wagons

• They used them to plow fields

• Oxen weighed 2,000 pounds or 907 kilograms

• They used their hides to make clothes

What types of food did the pioneers bring?

• beans, flour, tea, and rice

• flour, tea, and rice

• flour, bacon, sausage, coffee, and rice

• flour, bacon, coffee, and rice