Pony Express
How long did the Pony Express operate?
a) it never opened
b) about 18 months
c) ten years
about 18 months
Who made the most money during the Gold Rush?
Merchants
The name of the railroad that connected Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California was called _____________
Transcontinental Railroad
What was the first non-traveling way to communicate?
The Telegraph
a person (people) among the first to explore a new region is called a...
Pioneer
At the start, the Pony Expressed charged $5.00 for half an ounce to mail - did the Pony Express make money?
No
Where was gold first discovered?
Sutter's Mill
Name one of the two immigrant groups that provided the most workers to the railroad.
Chinese or Irish
What made travel to California easier in the 1900's?
Train travel and automobiles were cheaper ways to travel.
An area of public land granted to a US citizen willing to settle and farm the land...
Homestead
Which Missouri city was the starting point of the eastern edge of the Pony Express?
St. Joseph
A town undergoing rapid growth due to sudden prosperity (as in the Gold Rush) is called a...
Boom Town
What was celebrated at the Golden Spike ceremony (held in Promontory, Utah)?
The meeting of the two sides of the railroad and the final spike that connected the two sides of the railroad.
What did the pioneers travel west in?
Covered Wagons
An artificial waterway that allows the passage of boats...
Canal
What is a mochilla?
A specially designed knapsack for carrying the mail of the Pony Express riders.
What happened to California's population due to the discovery of gold?
The population exploded - people flooded to California and it grew big enough to gain statehood.
What decade was the transcontinental complete?
1860s
What was the name of the path the Native Americans followed after Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act?
The Trail of Tears
An organized section of a nation that does not have the rights of a state or province
Territory
What invention ended the need for the Pony Express?
The Telegraph.
What special clothing was created for the gold rush miners?
Levi's (jeans)
Name a danger or hardship faced by railroad workers.
Native American attacks
Harsh weather
Explosives
Missing family
Racism and unfair treatment
What were some of the hardships of people on the Oregon Trail?
Loss of food, bad weather, illness, walking, lack of water, loss of horses and oxen.
A journey undertaken for a particular purpose -often with a serious goal (Lewis and Clark's journey is an example ..)
Expedition