Exploration and Settlement
Grade 4 - Social Studies - Building Confidence
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Which cause helps explain the settlement near a harbor?
- news of gold drew many people hoping to earn money
- traders wanted a route for moving furs and supplies
- settlers wanted farmland and new economic opportunities
- ships needed a protected place to unload people and goods
Which effect is connected to the trading post near a river?
- travel became faster and settlement spread along the route
- trade increased and Native nations faced new pressures on land and resources
- farming expanded and conflicts over land increased
- Native communities faced pressure to change work, religion, and daily life
Why did this location make sense for the settlement near a harbor?
- the harbor connected the settlement to ocean trade
- flat land made tracks easier to build
- rivers made transportation and trade easier
- streams and mountains held mining sites
Which question adds an important perspective about the settlement near a harbor?
- Who benefited from the harbor, and who lost access to land or resources?
- How did the settlement change land use for people already living there?
- How did the railroad change opportunities and problems for different groups?
- How did the trading post affect Native nations already using the river?
Which event belongs in the middle of this frontier farming settlement timeline?
- surveyors marked land
- roads and stores followed
- families planted crops
- all events happened at the same time
Which cause helps explain the trading post near a river?
- settlers wanted farmland and new economic opportunities
- news of gold drew many people hoping to earn money
- Spanish leaders wanted religious and colonial outposts
- traders wanted a route for moving furs and supplies
Which effect is connected to the settlement near a harbor?
- trade increased and Native nations faced new pressures on land and resources
- the harbor town grew while local resources were claimed by newcomers
- farming expanded and conflicts over land increased
- Native communities faced pressure to change work, religion, and daily life
Why did this location make sense for the trading post near a river?
- rivers made transportation and trade easier
- the harbor connected the settlement to ocean trade
- streams and mountains held mining sites
- fertile soil and water supported crops
Which question adds an important perspective about the mission settlement in the Southwest?
- How did Native people describe changes brought by the mission?
- Who benefited from the harbor, and who lost access to land or resources?
- How did mining affect workers, Native communities, and the land?
- How did the trading post affect Native nations already using the river?
Which event belongs in the middle of this mission settlement in the Southwest timeline?
- a route was scouted
- all events happened at the same time
- farms and workshops expanded
- a mission was built