True or False
The Pony Express is still used to deliver mail today.
False
Pioneer families moved west for a chance at what?
a better life
to make something that did not exist before
Word Bank: hardship, create, landmark, endurance
create
The ______ of something is the opposite of the front.
A. back
B. route
C. canal
A. back
My teacher is going on a trip or a journey across the ocean.
What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?
Word Choices: canal, route, voyage, transportation
voyage
Pioneer families who traveled the Oregon Trail in wagon trains had an easy trip.
False
"Iron horse" was a nickname given to what?
having the strength to do something for a long time
Word Bank:
endurance, convenient, hardships, create
endurance
My parents and my teachers always _______ with each other by writing notes back and forth.
A. communicate
B. route
C. endurance
A. communicate
When we are traveling I like to look for objects or structures on land that are easy to recognize to help me know where I am.
What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?
Word choices: territory, landmarks, route, canal
landmarks
Sequoyah thought it was important to capture the Cherokee language in writing.
True
Robert Fulton invented what?
the steamboat
people who first settled in new areas of the frontier
Word Bank: pioneers, territory, convenient, hardships
pioneers
The boat can travel along the _______ to get from place to place easier.
A. territory
B. canal
C. hardships
B. canal
I am from the northern region or area of land.
What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?
Word choices: transportation, hardships, territory, settled
territory
The development of steamboats, the Erie Canal, and the transcontinental railroad were important during the time of westward expansion.
True
Boats used the Erie Canal to travel to what?
the Pacific Ocean
word that refers to how we move people or things from one place to another
Word Bank: communicate, convenient, endurance, transportation
transportation
______ are difficult situations that cause discomfort or suffering.
A. endurance
B. territory
C. hardships
C. hardships
We moved to a new place to make it our home last fall.
What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?
Word choices: route, convenient, settled, pioneers
settled
Westward expansion caused Native Americans already living in these areas many problems.
True
The forced march of the Cherokee from their homes to what was called “Indian Territory” by the U.S. government was known as what?
Trail of Tears
something that does not require a lot of effort or trouble
Word Bank: convenient, canal, communicate, create
convenient
The ______ was a steady stream of people all traveling together to a similar location.
A. settled
B. communicate
C. wagon train
C. wagon train
Little Red Riding Hood's mother insisted that she stay upon the path that would take her to grandma's house so that she would stay safe.
What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?
Word Choices: transportation, route, voyage, wagon train
route