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Grade 6 The Frontier
What was the leading cause of death for travelers along the Oregon Trail?
  1. attacks
  2. disease
  3. drowning
  4. freezing
Grade 6 The Frontier
What was the most common type of wagon on the Oregon Trail?
  1. stagecoaches
  2. conastogas
  3. covered wagons
  4. wains
Grade 5 The Frontier
What was the primary mission of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
  1. remove Native Americans from Louisiana
  2. explore and map the Louisiana Purchase
  3. find gold in the Rocky Mountains
  4. capture Spanish territory in California
Grade 6 The Frontier
Where did the Oregon Trail begin?
  1. Fort Worth, Texas
  2. Little Rock, Arkansas
  3. Independence, Missouri
  4. Wichita, Kansas
Grade 8 The Frontier
What did members of The Donner Party resort to for survival during the winter?
  1. Hunting wild game
  2. Eating their pack animals
  3. Cannibalism
  4. Trading with nearby Native American tribes
Grade 8 The Frontier
Who were the members of The Donner Party?
  1. A group of gold miners
  2. Pioneers traveling westward in wagon trains
  3. Early American settlers in the Midwest
  4. Native American tribes in California
Grade 3 The Frontier
What is the name of the law that allowed people to claim Unassigned Lands?
  1. Dawes Act
  2. Land Runs
  3. Homestead Act
  4. Unassigned Lands Law
Grade 5 The Frontier
Who commissioned the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
  1. George Washington
  2. Benjamin Franklin
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. John Adams
Grade 6 The Frontier
How long was the Oregon Trail?
  1. 600 miles
  2. 1200 miles
  3. 2000 miles
  4. 3000 miles
Grade 5 The Frontier
Who joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition in North Dakota as an interpreter and guide?
  1. Tecumseh
  2. Sacagawea
  3. Zebulon Pike
  4. Tenskwatawa
Grade 8 The Frontier
What was the mission of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
  1. Remove Native Americans from Louisiana.
  2. Explore and map the Louisiana Purchase.
  3. Find a route to the Pacific Ocean
  4. Set up trading posts
Grade 5 The Frontier
Which two railroads operated the Transcontinental Railroad?
  1. Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern
  2. Union Pacific and Central Pacific
  3. Central Pacific and Great Northern
  4. Conrail and Norfolk Southern
Grade 5 The Frontier
The men on the Lewis and Clark Expedition were part of what army unit?
  1. Rocky Mountaineers
  2. The Privateers
  3. The Corps of Engineers
  4. The Corps of Discovery
Grade 9 The Frontier
Which treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
  1. Paris
  2. Ghent
  3. Veracruz
  4. Guadalupe Hidalgo
Grade 8 The Frontier
Who were the rescuers who eventually arrived to save the surviving members of The Donner Party?
  1. U.S. Army soldiers
  2. Local ranchers
  3. A relief party led by James F. Reed
  4. Mexican immigrants
Grade 8 The Frontier
Which mountain range did The Donner Party encounter severe hardships while attempting to cross?
  1. Rocky Mountains
  2. Sierra Nevada Mountains
  3. Appalachian Mountains
  4. Cascade Mountains
Grade 9 The Frontier
What event was a direct cause of the Mexican-American War?
  1. the United States annexation of Texas
  2. the Louisiana Purchase
  3. the Gadsden Purchase
  4. American railroads cutting through Mexican territory
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