Nebraska Territory
What was the name of the act that created the Nebraska Territory
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
messages were sent and received by tapping sounds along a wire, which is called
the telegraph
two companies raced to see who could lay down the most track
railroads
Name one way that Railroads improved transportation
-made travel faster
-could carry more baggage
-could ship larger things
Which of the following statements is the EFFECT:
-In the South, farmers needed help running their big plantations.
-Farmers bought slaves.
Farmers bought slaves
What issue had to be solved before Nebraska could become a territory?
Slavery
Slave owners did not want their slaves to be able to communicate, so they never taught the slaves how to...
read or write
railroads
What is the name of one of the main railroads that began in Nebraska
Union Pacific, Central Pacific
-People in the Nebraska Territory could choose to allow slavery or not.
-The Kansas-Nebraska act was written
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was written
People wanted to make Omaha the capital city because...
more people would move there
morse code
supplies were carried to towns along the Missouri River on a ______
steamboat
How did the railroad keep Indian raiders from attacking its workers?
They hired Pawnee Indians to be scouts (look out for them)
Choose the EFFECT:
-Freighting companies opened along the trails and carried supplies the settlers needed.
-After Nebraska became a territory, settlers followed the trails and built new settlements.-After Nebraska became a territory, settlers followed the trails and built new settlements
After Nebraska became a territory, leaders tried to improve:
Transportation and communication
This was created to carry mail across the United States on horseback
Pony Express
People bounced up and down on uncomfortable seats as they rode on a ______
stagecoach
Railroad workers used a ____ to hold iron rails to railroad ties.
spike
-The Civil War began.
-Lincoln chose to start the railroad in Omaha in the North.
Lincoln chose to start the railroad in Omaha in the North.
Name one reason why people wanted Nebraska to be its own territory
-So they could build railroads
-So people could move there
-To create their own government
People who worked for this communication method had to be young, lightweight, and tough to ride 50-100 miles a day on horseback
Pony Express Riders
Name three types of early transportation in Nebraska
railroads, stagecoaches, steamboats
the Underground Railroad.
Choose the CAUSE:
-Slaves needed to escape from their horrible conditions
-The Underground railroad was created