Westward Ho Ch 3 Quiz

What doubled the size of the country?

• The Mississippi River

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Native Americans

What did Sacagawea do?

• She helped Lewis and Clark learn about the land and talk to Native Americans.

• She helped England colonize the Americas.

• She funded Congress.

What was an independent country before being annexed by the U.S.?

• The Republic of Texas

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Rio Grande

What states were originally part of Mexico?

• New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

• Texas, California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming

• The Louisiana Purchase

Why did pioneers move West?

• To make trails

• To fight in a war

• To have a better life

What did mountain men do?

• They hunted animals and traded the fur.

• They fought with pioneers.

• They colonized land.

How did pioneers live?

• They lived in cities and worked in factories.

• They raised cattle and grew their own crops for food.

• Life was easy for pioneers.

How did many people travel West?

• By airplane

• By jet

• By boat

What did the pioneers do to the Native Americans?

• They took their territory.

• They treated them with respect.

• They allowed them to live where they wished.

What led to the deaths of thousands of Native Americans?

• Reservations

• The Indian Removal Act

• Natural resources