People moved west, because the land was sold for as little as two dollars an acre. Also, some roads and canals were paid for that made traveling easier.
How did the government encourage people to move west during the 1800s?
100
books and other sources that contain facts about many different subjects
What is a reference source?
100
The President who moved from Kentucky to the Indiana frontier.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
Many African Americans moved north to the Mid West or Northeast during this event.
What was the Great Migration?
200
land the government sets aside for Native Americans to live on
What is a reservation?
200
A pioneer trail that led from the Appalachian Mountainjs to the Ohio River.
What was the Wilderness Road?
200
a reference source would you use to find an article about the Lakota
What is an encyclopedia or a CD-ROM?
200
The engineer/businessman who first used assembly lines to manufacture automobiles, in 1913.
Who is Henry Ford?
200
Millions of this animal were killed, which ended the way of life for the Plains Indians.
What are buffalo?
300
manufacturing large numbers of goods by using identical parts
What is mass production?
300
The Lakota moved from place to place searching for game animals, and teepees could be folded and carried easily.
Why did the Lakota live in teepees?
300
The guide words at the top of a dictionary page give the first and last words that are defined on that page.
When you look for a word in the dictonary, what should you look for at the top of each page?
300
Native Americans that moved around to find food. Their way of traveling changed with the arrival of the horse.
How are the Lakota?
300
Where Custer led the U.S. Army on the attack of the Lakota.
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn?
400
a machine that cuts crops and removes grain from the stalk
What is a combine?
400
The Lakota used buffalo for food, clothing, shelter, and other needs.
Why was buffalo important to the Lakota?
400
You can find the spelling, pronunciation, meaning, and orgin of words in this resource. It is different from an encyclopedia because encyclopedias give information about certain people, places, things, and events.
What is a dictionary?
400
Lakota chief who led the Lakota in conflicts with the United States government in the 1870s.
Who is Sitting Bull?
400
This farmland was too crowed and costly. Many pioneers moved to the frontier because of those problems.
What was the eastern farmland?
500
turning crops and livestock products into food products
What is food processing?
500
John Deere invented a plow blade made of steel that was strong enough to cut through the heavy sod on the prairies.
What did John Deere do that helped farmers in the Middle West?
500
These can help you when you have to know more about a specific topic, such as when you need to write a report or do a project.
What are reference books?
500
A blacksmith who invented a steel plow and became a manufacturer of farm machinery.