Wild West Vocabulary
This word means "Moving from place to place without a permanent home"
Nomadic
This is the direction pioneers travelled.
West
John Chapman
Indigenous people depended on this animal for food, clothing, and shelter.
Buffalo (or bison)
This is the direction the pioneers traveled in
West
True or false: A tragedy is a happy and joyful event
False
Oregon Trail
This is the tool that John Henry had in his stories.
A hammer
Blue
This is the state that Legend of the Bluebonnet takes place in
Texas
Fill in the Blank:
The baby began to _______ as she took her first steps.
Wobble
True or false: Pioneers could get food and supplies at any points on the trail.
Legends may teach this through a character's actions.
A life lesson
These vegetables made up the Three Sisters.
Johnny Appleseed was born in this state.
Massachusetts
True or false: A teepee or a cabin are examples of a shelter.
True
The pioneers faced challenges like this on their journey to the west
Stampedes, climbing steep mountains, death, injury, and illness, floods and drowning,
This is the name of the machine John Henry raced against
What animals did Plains tribes use for transportation?
Horses and dogs
This man helped to bring the buffalo back to the American west
Teddy Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
A story passed down through generations, often exaggerated, is called this.
The pioneers moved west for reasons like this.
New opportunities, more land, and to seek adventure in the west.
When something is made to seem bigger, better, or worse than it actually is - think of John Henry's strength!
Reservations