Settling the West

Question 1

In this passage, what reason does President Jefferson give for having Lewis and Clark collect information about Indigenous people?

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C: He hopes to do commerce with them.

Question 2

discovered the Wilderness Road, which made movement through the Cumberland Gap easier.

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C: Daniel Boone

Question 3

Based on this quotation, you can conclude that Tecumseh thinks

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B: the United States will eventually destroy Indigenous people.

Question 4

Use the drop-down menus to complete each statement.Tecumseh and lost the Battle of Tippecanoe against William Henry Harrison and the US Army.

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C: his Indigenous confederacy

Question 5

What did the Cherokee do that made White settlers consider them “civilized”? Check all that apply.

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A: They invented an alphabet.; C: They wrote a constitution.; D: They planted cotton.

Question 6

What was the main reason Congress passed the Indian Removal Act?

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B: They wanted Indigenous people’s lands for White settlement.

Question 7

According to this passage, what was the worst thing the soldier experienced during their time in the army?

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B: leading Indigenous people on the Trail of Tears

Question 8

The is a natural mountain pass through the Appalachian Mountains.

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A: Cumberland Gap

Question 9

By 1820, Indigenous people across the region had been largely defeated by .

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B: the US Army

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