Westward Expansion Review

Which of the answers below best describes the 2 main explorers discussed in class that traveled to the west to Colorado and California?

• Lewis and Clark
• Pike and Fremont
• Smith and Young
• None of the above

Which of the answers below best describes the 3 main trails traveled as settlers moved west?

• Oregon, Santa Fe, and Mormon
• Oregon, Clark, and Pike
• Smith, Santa Fe, and Young
• All of the trails above were covered in class

Which term best fits the definition that it was an obvious fate that Americans would settle all the land to the Pacific?

• Homestead Act
• Morrell Act
• Manifest Destiny
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

What were 2 valuable items that encouraged settlers to move west? These items are still extremely valuable today.

• fur and cotton
• railroads and trails
• land and cattle
• gold and silver

What document recognized the Native American claims to their lands in the Great Plains?

• Homestead Act
• Treaty of Fort Laramie
• Morrell Act
• Corps of Discovery

What was the term used to describe Americans feelings that Indians should adopt the American way of life and give up their own?

• Assimilate
• Relocation
• Reservation
• None of the above

What were African American farmers called who left the south and moved to Kansas and other areas in the west to settle and farm?

• sodbuster
• exoduster
• populist
• All of the above

What is the name given to farmers who were breaking up the tough turf(ground)

• sodbuster
• exoduster
• populist
• All of the above

Where did Louis and Clark leave from to start their expedition?

• New York
• Kansas City
• Oregon
• St. Louis

Which answer best describes why the Mississippi River was so important to the future of the country?

• It was a barrier between east and west where good could be moved easily
• In retrospect, it served no benefit
• We never controlled the River so we had to pay to use it for the movement of people and supplies
• None of the above