Introduction
People traveled to the Wild West seeking these three things.
What are exploration, adventure, and new beginnings?
Cowboys wore these big hats to protect them from the sun and rain.
What are cowboy hats?
In 1848, people rushed to this state hoping to find gold.
What is California?
True or False: Life was easy in the Wild West.
What is false?
He was the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
This term is another name for the Wild West, referring to unexplored lands in America.
What is the American frontier?
Women used these for sun protection and for warmth.
What is the shawl/scarf?
People who traveled to California in 1848 hoped to get this by finding gold.
What is rich (or wealth)?
There were no big ones of these to buy food and supplies in the Wild West.
What are stores?
This planet is known as the "Red Planet."
What is Mars?
The Wild West era took place between these two years.
What are 1865 and 1895?
Cowboys used these to keep dust away and wipe sweat.
What are bandanas?
When people arrived, these grew quickly as more and more people settled.
What are towns?
People in the Wild West had to work hard to do this every day.
What is find food?
This animal is the largest mammal on Earth.
What is a blue whale?