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This famous trail was used by pioneers moving west.
Oregon Trail
This railroad connected the East to the West.
Transcontinental Railroad
This canal connected the Hudson River to Lake Erie.
Erie Canal
This animal was extremely important to Native Americans.
buffalo
This walk the Cherokee were forced to take west was called this.
Trail of Tears
Another name for a train on the Transcontinental Railroad.
Iron Horse
This Cherokee man created the Cherokee Alphabet.
Sequoyah
The Louisiana Purchase included land between the Mississippi River and these mountains.
Rocky Mountains
These travelers moved to unsettled areas to live.
pioneers
This man invented the steam engine.
Robert Fulton
Bonus
+300
This purchase doubled the size of the United States.
Louisiana Purchase
Many pioneers traveled in these vehicles.
covered wagons
This mail system delivered letters to the West before the telegraph.
Pony Express
Bonus!
+400
Bonus!
+400
Name two reasons pioneers traveled west.
find gold and better farmland
This invention caused the Pony Express to end.
telegraph
Name all dangers that pioneers faced when moving west.
weather, disease, starvation, dirty water, steep mountains, or unfriendly Native Americans
Why did pioneers only bring the most important things on their journey?
Because there was not enough room, and the journey was difficult