a station where travelers stopped to rest, get new supplies, and make repairs
road ranche
100
the building that serves as the place of government
capitol
100
a message or code transmitted by tapping sounds that traveled along wires
telegraph
100
the city that serves as the place of government
capital
200
the act of sharing thoughts, messages, or information
communication
200
an area of land ruled by the national government
territory
200
the process of being carried or moved from place to place
transportation
200
a war where people from the same region/country fight against one another
civil war
200
the practice of owning another person like property
slavery
300
riders who carried mail on horseback from station to station
pony express
300
people who rode in these bounced up and down on the seats
stagecoach
300
riders who had to be young, lightweight, and tough enough to ride 50-100 miles a day
pony express
300
when building this, two companies would race to see who could lay down the most track
railroad
300
supplies were carried to towns along the Missouri River using this
steamboat
400
using this, people could travel all day or night, in any type of weather, all year long
railroad
400
What is one way railroads had NOT improved transportation - a)made travel faster b)could carry more c)they could travel overseas d)could ship larger things
c)they could NOT travel overseas....
400
Why did people want to make Omaha the capital city?
so more settlers would move there
400
What was the name of the system of secret routes that were used by slaves to escape?
Underground Railroad
400
After NE became a territory, what did leaders try to improve?
communication and transportation
500
Before NE could become a territory, what issue had to be solved?
slavery - whether to own slaves or to allow freedom to all people