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Great job! The date of the homestead act was May 20, 1862. |
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Great job! The date of the homestead act was May 20, 1862. |
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Great job! The Donner Party was a group of 87 immigrants moving to California that were trapped in a blizzard and resorted to cannibalism. They were an important family in the history of the Westward Expansion because they had to deal with many hardships yet still many survived. Click your browser's back button to continue or here to go back to the quiz |
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Great job! The rifle was the most important object to a pioneer male because not only was it used for hunting but for the safety and protection of his family.
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Great job! The farmers of New England left for the west usually because of poor soil. There usually was an abundant supply of farmland but the soil was difficult to grow large amounts of grain and wheat.
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Great job! False. The Homestead Act stated that land could be sold to certain farmers for $1.25. To read more about the Homestead Act, click here.
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Great job! True. Sometimes, the pioneers moving west would have to give up precious heirlooms and furniture and trust realtives with the possesions they could not take on their journey.
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Great job! Both of these- Mexicans and Native Americans. It depended what part of the country the family was moving to. If you were moving towards the Southwest, there were Mexicans and if the family was moving Northwest, there were Native Americans living there.
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Great job! 6 years old. Girls always had to do housework because around the home of a pioneer, chores were never done. The girls were taught how to spin by their mothers.
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Great job! Ohio. Salt springs were some of the most popular places in the country to find salt. Salt was important to the seasoning of food and keeping food fresh during the Westward Expansion era. They were most commonly found in Ohio.
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Great job! Answer a and b- lack of food and lack of money. Most pioneers were in poverty, traveling for a chance of oppertunity in unchartered lands. Sometimes, they'd spend their life savings on what to bring, but still not have enough money. They also frequently ran out of food and had to hunt or search the wilderness.
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