Name:_______________________

Western Migration
Circle the best answer.
1. Why did a family choose to go west?
a) The promise of free land and adventure
b) They were afraid of Thomas Jefferson
c) Ms. Fuller told them to

2. What name was given to the wagons that were used to

travel west?
a) Oxen
b) Prairie schooners
c) Clapboard wagons

3. What mountain range did the Oregon Trail cross?

a) Appalachian Mountains
b) Smoky Mountains
c) Rocky Mountains

4. What was the name of the large tract of land that

Jefferson purchased from France?
a) Westward Migration
b) Louisiana Purchase
c) California Exchange

5. What were Lewis and Clark looking for as they explored

the west?
a) A water route to the Pacific Ocean
b) New wild animals
c) Native Americans
6. What was the name of the Native American who helped
Lewis and Clark on their journey west?
a) Sacagawea
b) Pocahontas
c) Squanto

7. How many states did the Oregon Trail pass through?

a) 2
b) 7
c) 11

8. What are 2 dangers that overlanders faced on the trail?

a) Snakebites and drowning
b) Disease and accidental shootings
c) All of the above

9. What did the overlanders do once they reached

Wilmette Valley in Oregon?
a) Set up their land and built a house
b) Contacted the government to get their free land
c) Sent word to their family out east

10. Where was gold first discovered?

a) Wilmette Valley, Oregon
b) Sonoma Valley, California
c) Sutters Mill California

Write a short answer.

1. Who led the expedition west?
2. What were three supplies that the overlanders would
need to take with them when heading west?

3. What was the Pony Express?

4. Who were forty-niners?

5. What was the relationship between the overlanders and

the Native Americans like?

6. What does the term overlander mean?

7. How long did it take Lewis and Clark to return from

their expedition west?
Draw a picture of what it was like to travel west.