Name:
Class:
America: The Story of Us - Westward - Video Guide
Answer the fill in the blank and short answer questions in chronological order.
1. In 1775 land west of the Cumberland Gap belonged to Britain,
, Spain, and Native American tribes.
2. Daniel Boone and his men took no
conjured from the land.
, survival was to be
3. 50 of Boone's men died settling
people poured in behind them.
, but within 20 years 20,000
4. In 1803, the
an acre.
territory was purchased at the cost of 3 cents
5. What was Sacagawea's role?
6. Lewis and Clark were the first new Americans to reach the
over land.
7. Explain how the Rocky Mountain beaver pelts were different from the
European ones.
8. List 2 ways the Crow tribe helped Jedediah Smith and his men.
9. The trails Smith forged evolved into settler paths, wagon trails, and roads,
today the route has become
.
10. In May 1846 one of the world’s great mass
began.
westward
11. Describe 2 ways in which wagons and oxen helped westward migration.
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Name:
Class:
America: The Story of Us - Westward - Video Guide
Answer the fill in the blank and short answer questions in chronological order.
12. George Donner decided to take the shortcut called
, to shave 2 weeks off the journey time.
13. What happened on December 25, 1846?
14. In Texas by 1831 Americans outnumbered Mexicans
to 1.
15. Mexico tried to stem the flood of Americans at the
16. America was willing to wage
.
to go west.
17. Within a year of James Marshall's gold discovery, 100,000 amateur
prospectors flooded the
.
18. After just
years the gold rush was over.
19. Fortunes were made by the
the miners.
20. In bad years
and landowners who supplied
killed 1 in 8 of the settlers.
21. The west was settled in just
Jefferson thought it would take 1,000.
generations, Thomas
22. In 1830 Andrew Jackson declared a new policy that forced relocation of
American tribal people onto
.
23. The march of a thousand miles became a trail of
24. The mighty
outside world.
.
river was a lifeline connecting the west to the
25. In the 19th century the
shrunk distance and enabled
commerce, because they were 8 times faster and could hold 8 times more cargo
than a raft.
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America: The Story of Us - Westward - Answer Key
1. In 1775 land west of the Cumberland Gap belonged to Britain, France,
Spain, and Native American tribes.
2. Daniel Boone and his men took no supplies, survival was to be conjured
from the land.
3. 50 of Boone's men died settling Kentucky, but within 20 years 20,000
people poured in behind them.
4. In 1803, the Louisiana territory was purchased at the cost of 3 cents an
acre.
5. What was Sacagawea's role?
• She guided Lewis and Clark, found wild food and saved their journals.
6. Lewis and Clark were the first new Americans to reach the Pacific Ocean
over land.
7. Explain how the Rocky Mountain beaver pelts were different from the
European ones.
• Beavers in Europe were hunted close to extinction. Rocky Mountain
beaver pelts were thicker and warmer due to the cold climate, making
them more expensive.
8. List 2 ways the Crow tribe helped Jedediah Smith and his men.
• The tribe showed him ancient shortcuts
• The tribe sold him horses
• The tribe nursed his sick men back to health
• The tribe taught them wilderness survival techniques
9. The trails Smith forged evolved into settler paths, wagon trails, and
roads, today the route has become Interstate 15.
10. In May 1846 one of the world’s great mass migrations westward
began.
11. Describe 2 ways in which wagons and oxen helped westward
migration.
• A wagon could carry 1,000 lbs of supplies
• Drinking water was captured from rain on the wagon canvas
• Oxen dung was used as fuel for fires
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America: The Story of Us - Westward - Answer Key
12. George Donner decided to take the shortcut called Hastings Cutoff, to
shave 2 weeks off the journey time.
13. What happened on December 25, 1846?
• The Donner party resorted to eating their first human to stay alive.
14. In Texas by 1831 Americans outnumbered Mexicans 10 to 1.
15. Mexico tried to stem the flood of Americans at the Alamo.
16. America was willing to wage war to go west.
17. Within a year of James Marshall's gold discovery, 100,000 amateur
prospectors flooded the Sierra Foothills.
18. After just 5 years the gold rush was over.
19. Fortunes were made by the merchants and landowners who supplied
the miners.
20. In bad years malaria killed 1 in 8 of the settlers.
21. The west was settled in just 4 generations, Thomas Jefferson thought
it would take 1,000.
22. In 1830 Andrew Jackson declared a new policy that forced relocation
of American tribal people onto reservations.
23. The march of a thousand miles became a trail of tears.
24. The mighty Mississippi river was a lifeline connecting the west to the
outside world.
25. In the 19th century the steamboat shrunk distance and enabled
commerce, because they were 8 times faster and could hold 8 times more
cargo than a raft.
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