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Oregon trail
Erie Canal
Transcontinental railroad
Transcontinental railroad
People rushed to California because________.
The government was giving away free land.
They wanted to find gold.
The towns on the East were too crowded.
They wanted to find gold.
The _______________ could only travel downstream because it had no motor or sails.
flatboat
Robert Fulton developed (made) the ______
keelboat
steamboat
railroad
steamboat
The road that took people west was called the _______.
Rocky Mountains
Oregon Trail
Pony Express
Oregon Trail
The _______________ could travel upstream and downstream because it has sails.
keelboat
The Erie Canal connects Lake Erie with the _____________.
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
Hudson River
Hudson River
The Pony Express was________.
What we call cattle drives.
A fast way of send mail.
What people called the railroad.
A fast way of send mail.
Who invented the steamboat?
Robert Fulton
A person who trains horses and guards cattle is called a ______________.
Forty-niner
settler
cowboy
cowboy
The Cherokee writing system was created by ____.
Broco Charlie
Daniel Boone
Sequoyah
Sequoyah
Who was the youngest Pony express rider?
Bonus: how old was he?
Bronco Charlie
11 years old
Plains Native Americans got most of what they needed from__________.
oxen
bison
cattle
bison
The forced march of the Cherokee people to Oklahoma is called the _________.
Oregon Trail
Trial of Tears
Erie Canal
Trial of Tears
cell phones....just kidding....
the telegraph!!!