Traveling the Oregon Trail
The main vehicle used to carry a pioneer's belongings
Wagon
The country cowboys originated from
Mexico
The number of routes of the transcontinental railroad
2
A state that was created from the Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Texas, Minnesota, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota
This could destroy or wipe out an entire farm on the frontier
Wildfire, Drought, Tornado, or Insects
A danger that pioneers faced while traveling on the trail
Disease, Weather, Accidents, Snake Bites, Robbers
The name given to those who stole from others and ran from the law
Outlaws
This president signed the Pacific Railroad Act into law in 1862
Abraham Lincoln
President who bought the Louisiana Territory from France
Thomas Jefferson
The age children started to work on the frontier
4-5
These people were in charge of the wagon trains
Captains
Name a piece of clothing worn by cowboys that protected them
10 gallon hats, chaps, cowboy boots, etc.
6 Days
This port city was gained by the U.S. in 1803
New Orleans
He invented the steel plow in 1837
John Deere
The nickname for a covered wagon
Prairie Schooner
This man was shot and killed while holding the "dead man's hand"
Wild Bill Hickok
Groups of immigrants who worked on the railroad
Important river gained from the Louisiana Purchase
Mississippi
Homes were made from this on the frontier
Sod
The main reason pioneers traveled in wagon trains
They were safer
The nickname given to a gang of horse thieves and bank robbers
The Wild Bunch
This was the nickname that the Native Americans gave to trains
Iron Horse
Explored the Louisiana Territory with the help of Sacajawea
Lewis and Clark
The two seasons that children went to school
Summer and Winter