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Americans moved west by _________ and _________.
Land and Water
Why were miners called "forty-niners"?
They came looking for gold in 1849.
Wagon trains left _________________, Missouri.
Independence
Americans rushed to California to find ________ and to get _________.
Find Gold and Get Rich
How many months did it take to get to the Pacific Coast?
6 months
How long did the Pony Express last?
A year and half
What were miners called?
Forty-niners
What was the Pony Express replaced by?
Telegraph
With the Pony Express stations were set how every ____ miles.
15 miles
10 days
What kind of delivery service was the Pony Express?
Which animal was very important to the Native Americans?
Bison
Many people used the _________ trail to travel west.
Oregon
The _____ canal made it possible for more people to go west and for farmers out west to send their crops east, to New York.
Erie
The Cherokee were forced to march west, this journey was called ____________________________.
The Trail of Tears
Untrained horses are called _______________.
Bucking Broncos
Most people moved west by _________________.
Wagon Trains
Many people who moved out west kept cattle on ______________.
Ranches
Who was the first person to discover gold?
James Marshall
The Cherokee written language has _____ symbols, each represent a different syllables.
85
What was the name of the railroad built to help Americans travel across the country quickly?
Transcontinental Railroad
Which president forced the Cherokee to move west to Oklahoma?
Andrew Jackson
__________ created a system of writing for the Cherokee people.
Sequoyah
How did the Native Americans use the Bison?
They used it for food, clothing, teepees, tools, and fuel for their fires.
The two railroad companies who built the transcontinental railroad were the ___________ Pacific and the _________________ Pacific.
Union Pacific and the Central Pacific