Social Studies Chapter 6

This trail that pioneers used to travel from the east to the west is called the

• Oregon Trail

• California Trail

• Gateway Trail

The Oregon trail begins in

• Fort Bridger

• Independence, Missouri

• Oregon City

The intermediate direction from Fort Bridger to Oregon City is

• northwest

• northeast

Those who moved west for land and better economic opportunity were called

• pioneers

• Mormons

People were excited about moving west after hearing reports about the

• Oregon Trail

• Lewis and Clark Expedition

The group that moved west to escape religious discrimination was the

• pioneers

• Mormons

Which area of land did the U.S. gain as a result of the treaty that ended the war with Mexico?

• Area A

• Area B

• Area C

• Area D

What event contributed most to the change shown in the table?

• completion of the Erie Canal

• invention of the steam engine

• the discovery of gold in California

• completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

What were the effects of the discovery of gold in California? (CHOOSE 3)

• California's population grew quickly

• Cities began to spring up throughout the west

• The Mexican government wanted some gold too

• Land became too expensive so people stopped moving west

• Miners modified the environment to mine for gold

Explorations of the west often began in St. Louis, Missouri, which became known as ______.

• The Gateway to the Oregon Trail

• The Gateway to the West