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I am the overland route between Missouri and California created to SEND MAIL on horseback from the East Coast to the West Coast. What am I called?
the Oregon Trail
Transcontinental Railroad
the Pony Express
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I am the nickname given to the first trains in America. What am I called?
Transcontinental Railroad
"Iron Horse"
choo choo train
trains
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I am the animal that the Lakota considered their source of life. What am I?
horses
steamboats
bison
trains
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I am the route between Missouri and Oregon Territory that was traveled by settlers moving west. What am I called?
the Pony Express
Transcontinental Railroad
journey
The Oregon Trail
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We are the 4 types of transportation that pioneers used to travel from the East Coast to the West Coast. What are we?
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planes
trains
covered wagons
steamboats
horses
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I am the railroad that connects the East Coast and the West Coast of the United States. What am I?
Transcontinental Railroad
the Pony Express
covered wagons
the Oregon Trail
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What problems did westward expansion cause for Native Americans?
They had no food.
They were cold.
They had to relocate and leave their homes.
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What was Sequoyah's invention?
The Pony Express
The Erie Canal
Cherokee writing
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Robert Fulton was the inventor of:
A superior steamboat
The covered wagon
The Pony Express
the telegraph
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The forced march of the Cherokee from their homes to what was called "Indian Territory" by the U.S. government is known as the...
Louisiana Purchase
Oregon Trail
Trail of Tears
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The Pony Express was ended by the invention of the:
email
telegraph
car
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A trip or journey is known as a ___________.
voyage
transport
vacation
canal
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Difficult situations that cause discomfort or suffering are called _______________.
settled
pioneers
landmarks
hardships
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Objects or structures on land that are easy to recognize are called ________________.
landmarks
canals
hardships
voyages
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To move to a new place and make it your home means to get _______________.
transport
canal
settled
ready
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A __________ is a waterway used to move things from place to place using boats.
transport
canal
boat
river
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_____________ means to carry or move from one place to another.
settled
landmarks
voyage
transport
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Choose 3 hardships the pioneers faced during their westward journey.
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little food
blockades
many people got sick or died
rough roads
no video games
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What were advantages of the Transcontinental Railroad for the pioneers?
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cheaper
faster
slower
more expensive
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What were disadvantages (difficult things) of the Transcontinental Railroad on the Native Americans?
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it was loud
it ran through their homeland
it was ugly
it led to the disappearance of bison (food)