Ch 1 & 2
made a trail for settlers to
travel on and called it the Wilderness Road.
Daniel Boone
The road that took people west was called
the Oregon Trail.
was a fast way of sending mail.
The Pony Express
A person who trains horses and guards cattle is called a
cowboy
The Cherokee writing system was created by
Sequoyah.
developed the steamboat.
Robert Fulton
People rushed to California because they wanted to
find gold.
The Union Pacific and Central Pacific joined together to form the ...
transcontinental railroad.
Most of the cowboys were not farmers they were
ranchers (cattlemen)
The Cherokee published the first Native American...
Newspaper
connects Lake Erie with the Hudson River in New York State.
The Erie Canal
The nick-name of the people who wanted Gold was.....
49ers
What animal suffered loss of life during this time?
Bison
Who got most of what they needed from bison.
Plains Native Americans
Before Sequoyah wrote the language did they have a written language?
No
People traveled west on Wagons in groups called
Wagon Trains
If they found they carried too much in the Wagon they would
leave it on the side of the road
Native Americans were forced to move
West
What parts of the Bison did the Native Americans use?
all of the bison
How long did it take for him to write the language?
10 years
flat boat, keel boat
Where did the Oregon Trail begin?
Independence
How many miles did the ponies and riders ride before a break?
15 miles
The forced march of the Cherokee people to Oklahoma is called
The Trail of Tears
Who helped him present the language to the council?
His daughter