Vocabulary
What is a canal?
A Canal is a waterway that is dug by people
Who created the polio vaccine?
Jonas Salk
What railroad ran from the Mississippi River to the West Coast?
What is a difference between a city and a frontier region?
Many people live in the cities. Frontier regions have not been settled by people.
What is a homestead?
A homestead is an area of land that includes a house and its building.
Who created the automobile?
Henry Ford
What was the first communication device invented?
Telegraph
What is one reason people moved to the frontier?
The cities became crowded.
What is a patent?
A patent gives a person the right to be the only one making or selling an invention.
Wo created the reaper?
Cyrus Hall McCormick
Why did people travel on rivers?
to carry heavy goods
What was an effect of the Homestead Act?
More people settled land in the West.
What is an invention?
An invention is something that is made for the first time.
Who created the smallpox vaccine?
Edward Jenner
Why was wagon trains the best way to travel?
Made the trip safer because people could watch out for one another
Why did the U.S. government pass the Homestead Act?
to encourage people to settle the West and help the country grow.