Mail and Movement
What was the name of the mail system used in which horses and riders sprinted from one station to the next to deliver mail to the next horse and rider?
The Pony Express
The Cherokee
What were people moving west called?
Pioneers
What was the name of the transportation that pioneers used to travel in?
Covered Wagon
Things or places seen or worth seeing are called...
Sights
What is another name for a train?
Iron Horse or Locomotive
What President forced the movement of the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears?
Andrew Jackson
Why did pioneers want to move west?
More land and opportunities. It was expensive and crowded in the east.
Who created the written language for the Cherokee?
Sequoyah
What did Sequoyah call the white settlers' written language and letters?
Talking Leaves
What eventually spanned across the United States that connected the East and the West, making it easier for travel and to transport goods back and forth?
The Transcontinental Railroad
What were some of the things that the government promised the Cherokee if they moved from their land?
On average, how long was the journey westward to Oregon?
6 months.
What animal did many Native American Tribes, such as the Lakota, depend on for survival?
Bison/Buffalo
The ability to go on for a long time despite pain or discomfort is called...
Endurance
What type of boats were used on the Erie Canal to transport cargo?
Flatboats pulled by mules
What were some of the issues that arose on the Trail of Tears as the Cherokee were forced to relocate to the Indian Territory?
There were not enough supplies or food. The old, young, and weak had to walk. The journey was long and hard. The weather was miserable (hot and cold, even a blizzard). People were getting sick and dying.
What was the trail called that the pioneers followed to Oregon, and where did it start?
The Oregon Trail and it began in Independence, Missouri.
What River was the steamboat first launched on in order to check its success?
The Hudson River
Solemnly
When traveling west, the pioneers would often travel in groups called...
wagon trains.
Who was the Cherokee leader who advocated for Cherokee rights and tried to talk to Andrew Jackson about how unjust he was being? He also helped organize the Cherokee when they were forced to move.
John Ross
Name FIVE struggles that pioneers faced when traveling west.
-Illness, broken wagons, ruts, weather, runaway animals, lack of food, run-ins with Native Americans, rivers, mountains, ect.
Who were the two men who partnered together to build and fund the steamboat?
Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston
A specific area of land that belongs to a government but is not yet and official state or province is called...
Territory