vocabulary
What does communicate mean?
share or exchange information
what was the nickname given to the first locomotives?
iron horse
what are some examples of modes of transportation during the westward expansion?
trains, boats, horses, wagons
Did boats use the Erie Canal to travel to the ocean?
NO
what is the opposite of the front?
back
What does settle mean?
to move to a new place and make it your home
it was a dangerous, hard journey
what is a wagon train?
group of wagons traveling together
what was the Trail of Tears?
when the government forced the Cherokee from their homes to Indian Territory
when you make something new, you ____ it
create
what are difficult situations that cause suffering?
hardships
why did Sequoyah think it was important to capture the Cherokee language in writing?
because he didn't want the cherokee to lose/forget their language and he wanted them to read and write
what is a route?
the way we get from one place to another
What is the Pony Express?
a mail service using horses
it is _____ for me to have the trash can close to my desk
convenient
who are the first people who settled in new areas of the frontier?
pioneers
why did pioneer families move west?
for a better life
what is a waterway used to move things from one place to another?
Canal
bonus 100: what is the name of the canal we've been talking about?
what invention replaced the pony express?
telegraph
what is a synonym for journey?
voyage
what is a territory?
an area of land
who was the inventor of the steamboat?
what are objects or structures on land that are easy to recognize?
landmarks
what did Sequoyah invent?
a writing system for the Cherokee language
when you work on something, with great strength, for a long time you have _____
endurance