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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a wagon train?
to move mail
wagon train
There they joined a wagon train, or a line of wagon traveling as a group.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Does westward expansion mean to move west?
yes
no
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why did they move west?
for food
for money
for free land
for a cat
- 4. Multiple Choice
How many colonies did our country start with?
11
50
13
12
- 5. Multiple Choice
When did the first large group of settlers make the trip to Oregon?
1844
1845
1843
1853
- 6. Multiple Choice
What were the people called who traveled west in search of gold?
98ers
49ers
50ers
34ers
- 7. Multiple Choice
Who was discriminated during the gold rush?
Chinese
Mexican
German
American
- 8. Multiple Choice
The transcontinental railroad stretched how many miles?
8,000
2,000
7,000
3,000
- 9. Multiple Choice
What were the causes of death on the Oregon Trail?
sick
ran over
running into trees
- 10. Multiple Choice
What was Chimney Rock?
a rock
chimney
a landfrom
a car
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who was Levi Strauss?
a rock
a person
He is a entrepreneur.
someone
- 12. Multiple Choice
How did pioneers find their way on the Oregon Trail?
run
They followed the Platte river
followed a river
- 13. Multiple Choice
What happened to many Native Americans?
they ran away
they ate something bad
they got ran over
When the Europeans arrived carrying germs killing them
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is a gold rush?
alot of gold
a rapid movement of people to a newly discovered goldfield
- 15. Multiple Choice
What was the pony express?
a car
a place to sleep
It was a system of carrying mail by horse.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Who made the most money during the Gold Rush?
miners
The people that sold things.
people staying at home
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