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Transcontinental Railroad
Settling the West
Native Americans
100
These were people who moved out West to look for gold.
Forty-Niners
100
Name to ways pioneers would cross a river while traveling west
Ford the river

Caulk the and float

Take a ferry 

100
Name one country railroad workers came from
China, Ireland, and US
100
What are two reasons people decided to move west?
Land, gold, religious freedom
100
Who were the first people to live in the USA?
Native Americans
200
She was a young Shoshone woman who helped Lewis and Clark speak with the tribes they found in the new territories.
Sacagawea
200
Name two ways pioneers would get food while traveling west.
Hunting, trading, buying food at forts, picking berries
200
How did the railroad benefit pioneers?
They could travel across the country much faster.
200
Explain Manifest Destiny
People thought it was their god given right to take in the west. They also thought it was their responsibility to teach the Native Americans to live like them.
200
Where did most Native Americans get moved because of the Indian Removal Act?
Oklahoma
300
He was the President of the United States and doubled the size of the existing US by making the Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
300
Why would pioneers put the wagons in a circle at night?
For protection


300
What were the two companies that built the railroad?
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
300
What might geographical features would be important when picking a place to settle?
Rivers, lakes, farm land, forest, natural resources
300
What were the Native Americans offered to leave their lang?
New land and money
400
The US forced 5 Native American tribes to leave their lands and walk over 1000 miles to their new home in Oklahoma.
The Trail of Tears
400
What was an illness a pioneer would face?

Cholera, Dysentery, Measles, Flu, tuberculosis

400
What is a benefit of the transcontinental railroad line being built in a town?
It brought visitors, business, and trade.
400
What is a non-geographical reasons why a pioneer might decide to build a settlement?
Trading, jobs, safety
400
Explain the Trail of Tears in 10 words or less
US government forced Native Americans to move to new land
500
These towns developed very quickly because of the large number of people coming to look for gold
Boomtowns
500
What was one challenge pioneers had with Native Americans?
Language and attacks
500
What did Native Americans think about the railroad being built?
Angry
500
Name two places that people stopped along the Oregon Trail

Chimney Rock

Fort Laramie

Independence Rock.

Fort Bridger. 

Soda Springs. 

Fort Hall.

500
Name one Native American Tribe that had a problem with the US government
Lakota Tribe

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