Westward Expansion Learning Center Quiz
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Explore the learning center "Journey West" and then take this quiz to see how much you learned.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Where did the Oregon Trail begin?
- A.
Portland, Oregon
- B.
Independence, Missouri
- C.
Topeka, Kansas
- 2.What kind of houses did the pioneers settling on the Great Plains often live in?
- A.
Sod houses
- B.
Apartments
- C.
Tepees
- 3.What disease killed many pioneers?
- A.
Chicken Pox
- B.
Influenza
- C.
Cholera
- 4.What nickname was given to the people who traveled to California in search of gold?
- A.
Western boys
- B.
Seekers
- C.
Forty-niners
- 5.Who were the pioneers?
- A.
The first Americans to settle the west
- B.
A hockey team
- C.
Soldiers
- 6.What was the land that the US purchased from France?
- A.
Iowa State
- B.
Louisiana Purchase
- C.
Western Territory
- 7.
- A.
They rode horses.
- B.
They rode in carriages.
- C.
They walked.
- 8.Which landmark would the pioneers have passed?
- A.
Chimney Rock
- B.
Lake Superior
- C.
Machu Picchu
- 9.What railroad connected the east and west coasts?
- A.
East-west railroad
- B.
Transcontinental railroad
- C.
Cross-country railraod
- 10.Where was gold first discovered in California?
- A.
Sutter's Mill
- B.
Donner Pass
- C.
Fort Laramie
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