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- 1. Multiple Choice
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
- 2. Multiple Choice
I am the nickname given to the first trains in America. What am I called?
Transcontinental Railroad
"Iron Horse"
choo choo train
trains
- 3. Multiple Choice
I am the animal that the Lakota considered their source of life. What am I?
horses
steamboats
bison
trains
- 4. Multiple Choice
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
- 5. Multiple Choice
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
- 6. Multiple Choice
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
- 7. Multiple Choice
What problems did westward expansion cause for Native Americans?
They had no food.
They were cold.
They had to relocate and leave their homes.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was Sequoyah's invention?
The Pony Express
The Erie Canal
Cherokee writing
- 9. Multiple Choice
Robert Fulton was the inventor of:
A superior steamboat
The covered wagon
The Pony Express
the telegraph
- 10. Multiple Choice
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
- 11. Multiple Choice
The Pony Express was ended by the invention of the:
email
telegraph
car
- 12. Multiple Choice
A trip or journey is known as a ___________.
voyage
transport
vacation
canal
- 13. Multiple Choice
Difficult situations that cause discomfort or suffering are called _______________.
settled
pioneers
landmarks
hardships
- 14. Multiple Choice
Objects or structures on land that are easy to recognize are called ________________.
landmarks
canals
hardships
voyages
- 15. Multiple Choice
To move to a new place and make it your home means to get _______________.
transport
canal
settled
ready
- 16. Multiple Choice
A __________ is a waterway used to move things from place to place using boats.
transport
canal
boat
river
- 17. Multiple Choice
_____________ means to carry or move from one place to another.
settled
landmarks
voyage
transport
- 18. Multiple Choice
Choose 3 hardships the pioneers faced during their westward journey.
SELECT 3!
little food
blockades
many people got sick or died
rough roads
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- 19. Multiple Choice
What were advantages of the Transcontinental Railroad for the pioneers?
CHOOSE 2!
cheaper
faster
slower
more expensive
- 20. Multiple Choice
What were disadvantages (difficult things) of the Transcontinental Railroad on the Native Americans?
CHOOSE 2!
it was loud
it ran through their homeland
it was ugly
it led to the disappearance of bison (food)
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