Railroads
The Union Pacific and Central Pacific joined together to form the ______.
transcontinental railroad
Plains Native Americans got most of what they needed from ______.
bison
Robert Fulton developed the ______.
steamboat
What is cattle?
a lot of cows
The Pony Express was ______.
a fast way of sending mail
What two major states did the transcontinental railroad connect?
New York and California
What are two things Native Americans used bison for?
hide
teepees
leather
tools
food
The Erie Canal connects Lake Erie with the ______.
Hudson River
A person who trains horses and guards cattle is called a ______.
cowboy
People rushed to California because ______.
They wanted to find gold
What is Ms. Molina's favorite movie?
Lilo and Stitch
The forced march of the Cherokee people to Oklahoma is called the ______.
Trail of Tears
Is the Erie Canal a natural river or handmade?
handmade
What month are we in?
May
The road that took people west was called the ______.
Oregon Trail
What is Ms. Molina's favorite candy?
Strawberry Nerds
The Cherokee writing system was created by ______.
Sequoyah
Name one of the other boats we learned about that wasn't the steamboat.
Keelboat
Flatboat
What is a ranch?
a big farm
What did the settlers carry their belongings in on the Oregon Trail?
wagons
Name three groups of people that helped build the transcontinental railroad.
Chinese
German
Irish
Why were the bison dying in the Great Plains?
people were killing them for sport
What is Ms. Molina's favorite food?
Pizza
How did they transport the cows when they wanted to take them to the East Coast?
railroad
What animals pulled the settlers wagons as they moved out west on the Oregon Trail?
oxen
mules
horses