US History MCQs

US Westward Expansion Pioneers MCQs with Answer

Who is known as the legendary frontiersman and coonskin cap-wearing pioneer?
A) Daniel Boone
B) Lewis and Clark
C) John Fremont
D) Samuel Houston
Answer: A) Daniel Boone

Which pioneer was an explorer and leader of the Corps of Discovery expedition?
A) John C. Frémont
B) Meriwether Lewis
C) Daniel Boone
D) Davy Crockett
Answer: B) Meriwether Lewis

Who was the guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition?
A) Daniel Boone
B) Sacagawea
C) Annie Oakley
D) Laura Ingalls Wilder
Answer: B) Sacagawea

Which pioneer is known as the “Pathfinder” and explored the Oregon Trail?
A) Lewis and Clark
B) John C. Frémont
C) Daniel Boone
D) Jim Bridger
Answer: B) John C. Frémont

Who was a fur trader and mountain man known for his exploration of the Rocky Mountains?
A) Jedediah Smith
B) Davy Crockett
C) Kit Carson
D) Zebulon Pike
Answer: A) Jedediah Smith

Which pioneer helped establish the Oregon Trail and was known as the “Pathfinder of the West”?
A) Kit Carson
B) John C. Frémont
C) Jim Bridger
D) Marcus Whitman
Answer: B) John C. Frémont

Who was a frontierswoman and folk hero who is said to have guided over 300 slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad?
A) Laura Ingalls Wilder
B) Sacagawea
C) Harriet Tubman
D) Annie Oakley
Answer: C) Harriet Tubman

Which pioneer was known as “The Pathfinder” and explored much of the American West?
A) John C. Frémont
B) Kit Carson
C) Jim Bridger
D) Jedediah Smith
Answer: A) John C. Frémont

Who was a mountain man, explorer, and fur trapper known for his knowledge of the Rocky Mountains?
A) Davy Crockett
B) Jim Bridger
C) Zebulon Pike
D) Daniel Boone
Answer: B) Jim Bridger

Which pioneer was a key figure in the exploration of the American Southwest and the Santa Fe Trail?
A) John C. Frémont
B) Kit Carson
C) Jedediah Smith
D) Meriwether Lewis
Answer: B) Kit Carson

Who was a legendary folk hero, hunter, and congressman known as the “King of the Wild Frontier”?
A) Daniel Boone
B) John C. Frémont
C) Jedediah Smith
D) Davy Crockett
Answer: D) Davy Crockett

Which pioneer explored the Mississippi River, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Rocky Mountains?
A) Jim Bridger
B) Zebulon Pike
C) Kit Carson
D) John C. Frémont
Answer: B) Zebulon Pike

Who was a pioneer, scout, and explorer known for his expeditions through the American West?
A) John C. Frémont
B) Jim Bridger
C) Kit Carson
D) Daniel Boone
Answer: A) John C. Frémont

Which pioneer was a trapper and mountain man who helped establish trade routes in the West?
A) Jedediah Smith
B) Daniel Boone
C) Davy Crockett
D) Meriwether Lewis
Answer: A) Jedediah Smith

Who was a frontiersman and politician known for his “Alamo” defense during the Texas Revolution?
A) Davy Crockett
B) Jim Bridger
C) Zebulon Pike
D) Kit Carson
Answer: A) Davy Crockett

Which pioneer was a mountain man and fur trapper who explored the Rocky Mountains?
A) John C. Frémont
B) Jim Bridger
C) Kit Carson
D) Daniel Boone
Answer: B) Jim Bridger

Who was a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition?
A) Annie Oakley
B) Davy Crockett
C) Sacagawea
D) Laura Ingalls Wilder
Answer: C) Sacagawea

Which pioneer was an explorer and fur trader known for his journeys to the Pacific Northwest?
A) Daniel Boone
B) Zebulon Pike
C) Meriwether Lewis
D) John C. Frémont
Answer: C) Meriwether Lewis

Who was a missionary known for his efforts to establish settlements along the Oregon Trail?
A) Jedediah Smith
B) Marcus Whitman
C) Davy Crockett
D) Kit Carson
Answer: B) Marcus Whitman

Which pioneer was a trapper, trader, and mountain man who explored the Rocky Mountains and Western regions?
A) John C. Frémont
B) Kit Carson
C) Daniel Boone
D) Davy Crockett
Answer: B) Kit Carson

Who was a frontiersman, explorer, and surveyor known for his expeditions through the Appalachian Mountains?
A) Lewis and Clark
B) Daniel Boone
C) John C. Frémont
D) Jim Bridger
Answer: B) Daniel Boone

Which pioneer was a fur trapper and explorer who mapped parts of the American West?
A) Jedediah Smith
B) Davy Crockett
C) Zebulon Pike
D) Kit Carson
Answer: A) Jedediah Smith

Who was a frontiersman and folk hero known for his tall tales and hunting skills?
A) Daniel Boone
B) Davy Crockett
C) Jim Bridger
D) Zebulon Pike
Answer: B) Davy Crockett

Which pioneer was an explorer and mountain man who helped open up the West for settlement?
A) Jim Bridger
B) Meriwether Lewis
C) Kit Carson
D) Jedediah Smith
Answer: A) Jim Bridger

Who was an American naturalist and artist known for his detailed illustrations of the American West?
A) Zebulon Pike
B) Jim Bridger
C) John C. Frémont
D) George Catlin
Answer: D) George Catlin

Which pioneer was a fur trapper and frontiersman who explored the Rocky Mountains and Western territories?
A) Jim Bridger
B) Zebulon Pike
C) Kit Carson
D) John C. Frémont
Answer: A) Jim Bridger

Who was a mountain man, scout, and guide who helped blaze trails through the American West?
A) Zebulon Pike
B) Jim Bridger
C) Davy Crockett
D) Daniel Boone
Answer: B) Jim Bridger

Which pioneer was a fur trapper, trader, and explorer known for his expeditions through the Rocky Mountains?
A) John C. Frémont
B) Daniel Boone
C) Jim Bridger
D) Meriwether Lewis
Answer: C) Jim Bridger

Who was an American pioneer and author known for her “Little House” books about life on the frontier?
A) Annie Oakley
B) Laura Ingalls Wilder
C) Sacagawea
D) Harriet Tubman
Answer: B) Laura Ingalls Wilder

Which pioneer was a mountain man and trapper who helped explore and map the Western territories?
A) Zebulon Pike
B) Jim Bridger
C) Daniel Boone
D) Kit Carson
Answer: B) Jim Bridger

Who was an explorer and military officer known for leading expeditions to the American Southwest?
A) Daniel Boone
B) Zebulon Pike
C) Meriwether Lewis
D) Kit Carson
Answer: B) Zebulon Pike

Which pioneer was a fur trapper, explorer, and frontiersman known for his wilderness skills?
A) Davy Crockett
B) Kit Carson
C) Daniel Boone
D) Jim Bridger
Answer: D) Jim Bridger

Who was a mountain man and fur trapper known for his explorations of the Rocky Mountains?
A) John C. Frémont
B) Jim Bridger
C) Kit Carson
D) Jedediah Smith
Answer: B) Jim Bridger

Which pioneer was an explorer, author, and naturalist known for his expeditions to the American West?
A) Daniel Boone
B) Lewis and Clark
C) John C. Frémont
D) Jedediah Smith
Answer: C) John C. Frémont

Who was a frontiersman, trapper, and trader known for his exploration of the American West?
A) Davy Crockett
B) Zebulon Pike
C) Kit Carson
D) Daniel Boone
Answer: A) Davy Crockett

Which pioneer was a fur trapper, explorer, and guide in the Western territories?
A) Jim Bridger
B) Zebulon Pike
C) John C. Frémont
D) Daniel Boone
Answer: A) Jim Bridger

Who was a frontierswoman, scout, and guide known for her contributions during the Texas Revolution?
A) Laura Ingalls Wilder
B) Davy Crockett
C) Kit Carson
D) Jane Long
Answer: D) Jane Long

Which pioneer was a mountain man, explorer, and trader who played a role in Western expansion?
A) Jim Bridger
B) Zebulon Pike
C) Daniel Boone
D) Davy Crockett
Answer: A) Jim Bridger

Who was a frontiersman and explorer known for his expeditions to the American West?
A) Daniel Boone
B) Davy Crockett
C) Lewis and Clark
D) Zebulon Pike
Answer: A) Daniel Boone

Which pioneer was a fur trapper and mountain man known for his knowledge of the Rocky Mountains?
A) Jim Bridger
B) Davy Crockett
C) Kit Carson
D) Zebulon Pike
Answer: A) Jim Bridger

Who was an American folk hero, frontiersman, and politician who died at the Alamo?
A) John C. Frémont
B) Davy Crockett
C) Daniel Boone
D) Jim Bridger
Answer: B) Davy Crockett

Which pioneer was a fur trapper, guide, and explorer known for his journeys through the Rocky Mountains?
A) Jedediah Smith
B) Jim Bridger
C) Daniel Boone
D) Meriwether Lewis
Answer: B) Jim Bridger

Who was an American frontiersman, trapper, and mountain man known for his wilderness skills?
A) Kit Carson
B) Zebulon Pike
C) Daniel Boone
D) Jim Bridger
Answer: D) Jim Bridger

Which pioneer was an explorer, fur trapper, and frontiersman known for his travels through the West?
A) Daniel Boone
B) John C. Frémont
C) Jim Bridger
D) Jedediah Smith
Answer: D) Jedediah Smith

Who was a frontiersman and pioneer who helped lead settlers on the Oregon Trail?
A) Meriwether Lewis
B) Daniel Boone
C) Marcus Whitman
D) Jim Bridger
Answer: C) Marcus Whitman

Which pioneer was an American explorer, mountain man, and fur trapper who helped map the West?
A) John C. Frémont
B) Jim Bridger
C) Kit Carson
D) Daniel Boone
Answer: B) Jim Bridger

Who was a frontiersman, soldier, and explorer known for his journey to Pike’s Peak?
A) Zebulon Pike
B) Kit Carson
C) Davy Crockett
D) Daniel Boone
Answer: A) Zebulon Pike

Which pioneer was a fur trapper, guide, and explorer who played a key role in Western expansion?
A) Jim Bridger
B) Zebulon Pike
C) Davy Crockett
D) Daniel Boone
Answer: A) Jim Bridger

Who was a frontiersman and explorer known for his expeditions to the American Southwest?
A) Zebulon Pike
B) Kit Carson
C) Davy Crockett
D) Daniel Boone
Answer: B) Kit Carson

Which pioneer was a mountain man, explorer, and fur trapper who played a role in Western expansion?
A) Jim Bridger
B) Kit Carson
C) Daniel Boone
D) Zebulon Pike
Answer: B) Kit Carson

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