1. Before
trappers and settlers went west, who lived in the Mountain West Region?
2. What
animal did they follow across the plains?
3. How
many Indian tribes live in Montana today?
4. How
many reservations are in Montana?
6. What
percent of people in Montana are Native Americans?
7. How
do Native Americans celebrate their culture?
8. The
historic Indian tribes in Wyoming were nomadic tribes. What were they called?
10. What
two Plains Indian tribes were the last to be controlled and put on reservations?
12. What
country once owed a large piece of the Mountain West region?
13. Which
United States president bought the Lousiana Territory?
14. What
did it do to the size of the United States?
15. This
territory helped shape the boundaries of how many states?
16. Who
did President Jefferson hire to explore and map this new territory?
17. What
Native American female helped them explore the land?
18. How
old was she?
18. How
did Sacagawea help the expedition?
19. What
are some of the things that made Lewis and Clark's expedition hard?
20. When
was the west settled?
21. Why
did people leave the east and go west?
22. What
forms of transportation did they use to travel west?
23. Who
came west?
24. Was
life easy for pioneer women?
25. What
famous people explored the west?
29. Initially,
how did people travel west?
30. What
forms of transportation came next?
31. The
greatest historical event in transportation occured on May 10, 1869. What
was it?
32. How
many miles did the tracks cover?
33. Where
did the tracks begin and end?
34. Before
building the railroad, how many months did it take for pioneers to travel
west?
35. How
many days did it take to travel west after the railroad was built?