Riddles
I am the route between Missouri and the Oregon Trail that was traveled by setters moving west. What am I called?
The Oregon Trail
_____ is a difficult situation that causes discomfort or suffering.
Hardship
Pioneer families had a _____ time as they traveled on the Oregon Trail.
Hard
_____ created the written Cherokee language.
Sequoyah
Before the _____ _____ was complete, people used wagons or horses to travel from one coast to the other.
Transcontinental Railroad
I am the route between Missouri and California created to send mail on horseback from the East Coast to the West Coast. What am I called?
The Pony Express
The people who first settled in new areas of the frontier were called _____.
Pioneers
Many pioneer families moved west because _____.
The forced march of the Cherokee people is called _____.
The Trail of Tears
Robert Fulton invented a superior _____.
A steamboat
I am the animal that the Lakota considered their source of life. What am I?
Bison
To move to a new place and make it your home means to get _____.
Settled
What were 3 common animals people brought with them on the Oregon trail?
Oxen, horses, and cows.
Where were the Cherokee people forced to relocate to?
The Indian Territory
The telegraph line was completed and this put an end to the _____ _____.
Pony Express
I am the nickname given to the first trains in America. What am I?
Iron Horse
A _____ _____ is a row of wagons traveling together.
Wagon Train
The people traveled on the _____ _____ in wagon trains to move west.
Oregon Trail
How did the Lakota Sioux hunt differently than the settlers?
They only hunted for what they needed and nothing was wasted.
Who carried the mail on the Pony Express?
Young men on horses
I am the railroad that connects the East Coast and West Coast of the United States. What am I?
The transcontinental railroad
A _____ is a waterway used to move things from place to place using boats.
Canal
Why did people rush to California in 1849?
To find gold
Describe the type of writing the Cherokee use.
They use symbols for syllables instead of letters.
What waterway was built to connect the Hudson River to Lake Erie?
The Erie Canal