How did Daniel Boone help encourage settlement of the west?

He cleared a pass through the Appalachian Mountains.

What was the main reason Native Americans resented settlers who moved into the West?

The settlers took the Native American's land.

How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?

She helped guide them through the unfamiliar land.

Which is not true about the California Gold Rush?

Merchants had a hard time selling their products.

How did the building of the Erie Canal in New York affect the rest of the country?

Other states also built canals.

Which was not a reason Americans kept expanding into new land?

Native Americans were forcing them westward.

What was the biggest advantage of the steamboat compared to other river travel?

It could carry people and goods upstream and downstream.

Why did the Mormons settle in the Far West?

To avoid religious persecution.

What was Tecumseh's idea for resisting American settlers?

Uniting Native American tribes against the Americans.

What makes the Battle of the Alamo so memorable?

The brave Texans who fought to the death.

As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

They were forced to live in certain areas.

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1
How did Daniel Boone help encourage settlement of the west?
He traveled around and spoke about the west.
He led wagon trains out west.
He helped build the first railroad through Kentucky.
He cleared a pass through the Appalachian Mountains.
2
Why did some people want to go west even though travel was difficult?
Adventure
A new start
All of the above.
New Farmland
3
What strategy did the U.S. and Britain use to avoid war over the Oregon Country?
Compromise.
Comprise.
Comprehend.
Complement.
4
What made the Oregon Country so valuable to America?
Its mountains.
Its location on the Pacific Coast.
The fur of its animals.
Its wide open spaces.
5
What advantages did railroads have over canals?
All of the above.
They could travel over mountains.
They were faster.
They didn't freeze in winter.
6
When the first Americans moved into Texas, what did the government of Mexico ask them to do?
Make their own laws.
Bring their slaves with them.
Become loyal Mexican citizens.
Come up with their own religion.
7
What was the main reason Native Americans resented settlers who moved into the West?
The settlers didn't pay taxes to the Native Americans.
The Native Americans didn't approve of farming.
The settlers took the Native American's land.
The Native Americans didn't approve of settlers' beliefs.
8
How did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?
She helped guide them through the unfamiliar land.
She collected rocks, plants, and animals for them.
She took care of Clark's children.
She made maps of the Louisiana Territory.
9
Which is not true about the California Gold Rush?
Prospecting was a very hard life.
It attracted more than 80,000 people to California.
Very few people "struck it rich".
Merchants had a hard time selling their products.
10
How did the building of the Erie Canal in New York affect the rest of the country?
It had no effect on other states.
Other states also built canals.
Other states closed their canals.
New York got all the other states' business.
11
Which was not a reason Americans kept expanding into new land?
Americans wanted to extend liberty from sea to sea.
Americans thought they could never have too much land.
Native Americans were forcing them westward.
Americans felt they had a "right" to settle everywhere.
12
Which did Lewis and Clark not see on their expedition?
Continental Divide
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
13
Why was it hard for people to travel in America in the early 1700s?
There were no maps.
The trains were very crowded.
It was too expensive.
The roads were bad.
14
What was the biggest advantage of the steamboat compared to other river travel?
It reduced farmer's dependence on flatboats.
It could travel at night.
It could carry people and goods upstream and downstream.
It was cheaper.
15
Why wasn't Texas admitted into the United States right away?
It allowed slavery.
Texans wanted to be part of Great Britain.
Sam Houston wanted it to be independent.
It covered too large an area.
16
Why did the Mormons settle in the Far West?
To avoid religious persecution.
To avoid the overcrowded East Coast.
To avoid the Mexican War.
To avoid paying taxes.
17
What was Tecumseh's idea for resisting American settlers?
Asking Great Britain to help fight the Americans.
Charging the Americans money for the land.
Uniting Native American tribes against the Americans.
Having each tribe sign independent treaties.
18
What makes the Battle of the Alamo so memorable?
The presence of Daniel Boone
The Mexican Army that won the battle.
The brave Texans who fought to the death.
The heat of the day on which the battle was fought.
19
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
They were forced to live in certain areas.
They were given their choice of where to live.
They voluntarily moved into Canada and Mexico.
They agreed to give up their land.
20
With the Mexican War, President Polk hoped to add what two new areas to the United States?
Appalachia and Texas
Louisiana Territory and Oregon Country
California and Oregon Country
California and New Mexico

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