Westward Migration Quiz

Name # _______________________

_____1. What is the name of the land in section #1 on the map?

a. United States of America
b. Louisiana Territory

c. Great Plains Territory

_____2. Which U.S. President bought the land (labeled with #1) above in 1803?
a. George Washington
b. James Madison
c. Thomas Jefferson

_____3. Which European country sold the United States this land?
a. France
b. England
c. Spain

_____4. The two men who explored this new land were Meriwether ________ and William _______.
a. Smith and Washington
b. Lewis and Clark
c. Lewis and Cooper

_____5. How did settlers cross over the Appalachian Mountain Range as they began to move west?
a. Settlers had to travel south to Georgia in order to travel around the mountain range.
b. Settlers had to travel north into Ohio to find a pass over the mountains.
c. Settlers found a narrow pass in the mountains called the Cumberland Gap.
d. Settlers gave up and were unable to pass over the mountains.

6 and 7. Complete the cause and effect chart.

8, 9, 10, and 11. Complete the chart below. Give examples of items settlers had to leave behind as
they migrated and items they needed to take with them to their new home.
Leave behind

Take to their new home

8.

10.

9.

11.

12. After the Revolutionary War, Virginias farming base began to change. What is another word for
farming?
a. abolitionist
b. agriculture
c. migration
d. Barter

Extra Credit: 4th Grade Review!

Which Native American group, that spoke Algonquian, lived in the Coastal Plain region of Virginia?