Settlers
Are pioneers people who first settled in the new areas of the frontier?
Yes
The Cherokee written language.
Pioneers traveled in what?
covered wagons
Sequoyah was part of what Native American Tribe?
Cherokee
What does settled mean?
Move to a new place and make it your home.
What hardships did the pioneers face on their trip west?
Bad weather, broken wagons, not enough food, and death.
Who invented the new style of Steamboats?
Robert Fulton
What was used to travel on water?
Why did the US government make the Cherokee move off their land?
The pioneers wanted the land.
What is transportation?
methods to move people and goods.
What are some items that you might find in a covered wagon?
blankets, food, water, tents.
President Andrew Jackson is famous for what?
Moving Native Americans off their land.
I am a railroad that connects the East and West Coast.
Transcontinental Railoard
What was the path taken by the Cherokee called?
Trail of Tears
What is a wagon train?
a long line of wagons on their way west.
Did all pioneers make it west?
No, many died along the way.
Three businessmen were the inventors of what?
Hint* horses
Pony Express
Steamboats, the Erie Canal, and the railroad were importnat during Westward expansion, why?
They helped move people and goods west at a faster pace.
What problems did westward expansion cause for the Native Americans?
Pioneers taking their land, diseases, and war with the US government.
A canal is a man-made water way.
About how many months did it take pioneers to travel to the West Coast?
5 months
Ling Wei worked on what important method of transportation?
Transcontinental railroad
What was the Pony Express used to transport?
In your opinion, was it right that the US government forced Native Americans off the land, and why?
No, because one of many reasons.
What does convenient mean?
something that doesn't require a lot of work.