Going West
What is a campfire?
an outdoor fire used for warmth or cooking
What is freight?
goods that are moved from one place to another by ship, train, truck, wagon, or airplane
What is encountered?
to meet someone or something unexpectedly
What is endurance?
the ability to go on for a long time despite pain or discomfort
What is an ancestor?
a person in someone's family who lived a long, long time ago
What are sights?
things or places worth seeing
What does it mean to transport?
to carry from one place to another
What is being miserable?
something extremely unpleasant or uncomfortable
What are landmarks?
objects or structures on land that are easy to see and recognize
What is convenient?
being close by or useful to accomplish a specific purpose
What is a wagon train?
a line or caravan of wagons
What is a canal?
waterways that made it faster and and much easier to head westward
What is relocation?
to move a home, people or animals from one place to another place
What is a route?
a way to get from one place to another place
What is iron horse?
a nickname for the first locomotives
Who were pioneers?
Who invented the steamboat?
Robert Fulton
Who are the Cherokee people?
the Native American tribe that was forced out of their homes
Why was the Pony Express out of business after just 18 short months?
Because of telegraph wires being built
What is spanned?
covered the length of something from one end to the other
What is the Oregon Trail?
a two thousand mile wagon trail that ran from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean.
Did the Erie Canal lead to the Pacific Ocean?
No, it led to Lake Erie
Who was Sequoyah?
The Cherokee man who invited their written language
Why doesn't the Pony Express exist anymore?
Because people invented new ways to communicate and send letters
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
a railroad system that stretches all the way from the East Coast to the West Coast of the continental United States