Warm-Up 9/29-30

Explore Westward Expansion: match vocab, understand pioneer motivations!

Vocab Match-Up Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition. Abundant Having plenty of something Adapt To adjust to new and different environments Assimilate to become part or absorbed into a group, country, or society Exoduster Former slaves who moved west to escape the “Jim Crow” South Migration The movement of people from one place to another Pioneer An early settler of a region Rancher A person who raises cattle Reservation A piece of land set aside by the government for Native Americans Scarce Not having enough of something available Reasons for Westward Expansion Match the reason for moving in each example scenario below. Land “I was able to pay $10 for my filing fee according to the Homestead Act.” Railroad “Technological advances helped my move to the West.” Adventure “I’m going to start over and create a new life for myself in the West." Exoduster “I was formerly a slave, but now have the opportunity to farm in the West." Gold “I’m traveling West to get rich quick and make a fortune!”