Daniel Boone
This was Daniel Boone's occupation.
What is a a frontiersman and explorer?
He was the President of the United States when the Louisiana Territory was acquired.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This was a main reason Native Americans resisted the settlers moving west.
What is settlers moving west leading the loss of their traditional lands and resources?
These were a common mode of transportation before the introduction of canals and railroads.
What are horse-drawn wagons or stagecoaches?
This was one purpose of building the Erie Canal.
What was to create a navigable water route connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean, thereby reducing transportation costs and facilitating trade?
pioneer
What is a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new area, opening it up for others to follow?
Daniel Boone received his first rifle at this age.
What is 12?
They led the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory.
This was a decisive victory for the United States, leading to the signing of the Treaty of Greenville and further loss of Native American land for Native Americans.
What is the Battle of Fallen Timbers ?
These were made to improve road conditions and facilitate faster travel by charging tolls for their use.
What are turnpikes?
This was the main advantage of canals over overland travel.
What is transport large quantities of goods more efficiently and at a lower cost?
self-reliant
What is the ability to depend on oneself for one's needs and decisions without requiring assistance from others?
Daniel Boone spent several months each year doing this.
What is hunting and exploring in the wilderness?
The name of the expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
What is the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
The Shawnee chief who tried to unite Native American nations against settlers.
Who is Tecumseh?
This person is credited with the idea of building the Erie Canal.
Who is DeWitt Clinton?
This person designed and built the first steam locomotive in the United States, known as Tom Thumb.
Who was Peter Cooper?
interpreter
What is a person who translates spoken or signed language from one language to another, facilitating communication between people who speak different languages.
The land Daniel Boone helped to discover.
What is Kentucky?
This was a goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
What is to explore and map the newly acquired Louisiana Territory, find a water route to the Pacific Ocean, and establish American presence in the region?
The battle where Tecumseh's forces were defeated by American troops.
What is the Battle of Tippecanoe?
This reduced the cost of shipping goods by providing a cheaper and faster transportation route between the Midwest and the East Coast.
What is the Erie Canal?
This was one of the challenges faced by early railroad passengers.
What is discomfort from rough rides, exposure to the elements in open-air cars, and safety concerns due to the lack of standardized equipment and regulations?
lumber
What is wood that has been processed into beams, planks, or boards used in construction or carpentry. ?
The name of the mountain pass Daniel Boone used to cross the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Cumberland Gap?
This person served as an interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Who is Sacagawea?
He was killed in Battle of the Thames in 1813.
Who is Tecumseh?
This was the first commercially successful steamboat, made by Robert Fulton, revolutionizing transportation on rivers and lakes.
What is the Clermont?
This was a major drawback of early railroad systems in the United States.
What is limited reach and lack of interconnectedness, which hindered long-distance travel and trade?
stove
What is a device used for heating or cooking that typically burns fuel such as wood, coal, gas, or electricity to generate heat?