Pick and Choose
The first people who settled in new areas of the frontier were called...
Hardships Pioneers Indians
Pioneers
When something is Easier and faster it is more_____
Complicated or Convenient
Convenient
_____________ thought it was important to capture the Cherokee language in writing.
Sequoyah
The pony express went from_______ to ______
East to west
Why did many pioneer families choose to move to the West in the 1800's?
Crowded, wanted more land, more jobs.
What do you call a region of land?
Territory Transportation Route
Territory
__________ are large, shaggy mammals, also known as buffalo
Oxen or Bison
Bison
_____________ mean having the strength to do something for a long time.
Endurance
What waterway was built to connect to the Hudson River and the Great Lakes?
The Erie Canal
What problems did the westward expansion cause for Native Americans?
They were kicked out of their homes. (The Cherokee)
Their food source was endangered. (The Lakota Sioux)
What was the route the Indians took when they were forced to leave their land and homes?
Oregon Trail Trail of Tears Erie Canal
Trail of Tears
Pioneer Families moved________ to make a better life for themselves
South or West
West
A __________ is a trip or a journey
Voyage
Where did the Oregon Trail begin?
Oregon
Why is the Pony Express no longer an important means od communication?
The telegraph was invented, the telephone, and the Transcontinental railroad.
What was created to deliver mail faster from the east to the west?
Oregon Trail Sequoyah's Writing The Pony Express
The Pony Express
The US government forced the _______ to move from their homes to a new territory
Indians
Robert Fulton was the inventor of the ________
Steamboat
What trail goes through Tennessee and even when through Pulaski?
The Trail of Tears
What was Sequoyah's Significant Invention?
The written Cherokee language.
What was the nickname people made for the locomotive?
Iron Horse
Central Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
Iron Horse
A __________ is a waterway used to move things from place to place using boats.
The Ocean or a Canal
When pioneers first started moving west they traveled by ___________.
Wagon Train
In 1869, what method of travel connected Omaha Nebraska, and San Fransisco, California
The Transcontinental Railroad.
Why were the development of steamboats, the Erie Canal, and the Transcontinental railroad important during the time of westward expansion?
Because it was different ways to trade, more jobs, more ways to travel, etc.