Upfront quiz 3.

• Position: United States westward expansion

MULTIPLE CHOICE

DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter next to the correct answer.

1. The "jumping off" place for thousands of settlers headed westward in the 1840s--the place where they loaded their wagons and started the trek to California--was a Springfield, Illinois. b Columbus, Ohio. c Independence, Missouri. d Kansas City, Missouri. 2. Forty-one members of the Donner Party perished when a blizzard trapped them in a high mountain pass on the border between a Nevada and California. b California and Oregon. c Nevada and Utah. d California and Arizona. 3. Most westward-moving settlers in the 1840s sought a gold and other precious metals. b freedom from an oppressive government. c freedom of religion. d a fresh start, better climate, cheap land, or adventure. 4. The Donner Party asked for trouble when they followed bad advice and drove their covered wagons along the a Sierra Sideway. b Nevada Byway. c Hastings Cutoff. d Laramie Road. 5. Which of these statements does the article support? a The extreme difficulty of the experience caused some members of the group to squabble among themselves. b The...