For years, people talked about building a __________ to connect Lake Erie to the Hudson River.
Canal
100
T or F The Oregon Trail was a 2,000 mile path that began in Independence, Missouri.
True
100
Did Texas always belong to the US?
No
100
an artificial waterway or artificially improved river for travel, shipping, or irrigation
canal
100
a leader who makes all the decisions, with no one else to say whether those decisions are fair and just
dictator
200
Who was New York's Governor?
a) Judge James Kent
b) Daniel Tompkins
c) DeWitt Clinton
c) DeWitt Clinton
200
According to The Prairie Traveler, one of the most important things the pioneers would purchase was a _____?
a) raft
b) ox
c) wagon
c) wagon
200
Who did Texas belong too?
Mexico
200
a place in the canal where a ship goes from higher water to lower water, or from lower water to higher water, so that the ship can continue its journey through the canal
lock
200
the act or process of withdrawing
retreated
300
The money had to be approved by a special ______ person government committee.
a) 5
b) 6
c) 2
a) 5
300
What pulled the wagons? (2)
mules and oxen
300
Who won the Battle of the Alamo?
Mexico
300
a fixed charge or tax for a privelege, especially for passage across a bridge or along the road
toll
300
under attach
besieged
400
The Erie Canal would have ______ locks a long its length.
83
400
T or F All the wagons carried were human cargo.
False
400
How long did the battle that followed the Battle of the Alamo last?
18 minutes
400
a sleek boat
Prairie Schooner
400
a request
plea
500
How many years did it take to build the Erie Canal?
8
500
T or F The wheels came off the wagons and the wagon would float like a raft.
True
500
Texas was an independent nation for ________ years.
10
500
behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought
culture
500
a 2,000 mile path that began in Independence, Missouri, and ended in Astoria, Oregon. It was a 2,000 mile test of courage and strength