Literature
Name a theme common in American literature at the time
Freedom
Individualism
Nature vs. civilization
What was the first form of electronic communication?
Telegraph
What instrument was considered a luxury?
Piano
What was the most common animal for travelers to hunt?
Buffalo
Name 2 materials that clothing was made out of
Cotton and linen
Twilled cotton
Hats of straw, fur or felt
Wool
Leather
What are the three main reasons Americans moved west?
Land ownership, economic opportunity, gold and natural resources
What were two benefits of railroads?
Faster and cheaper travel
Economic boom
Government support
Settlement and industry
What attire was Carl T. "Doc" Sprague known for?
What are 2 illnesses that can occur from bad food/drink?
Food poisoning
Scurvy
Botulism
Dysentery
Trichinosis
Mold poisoning
Starvation
What did toddlers wear?
Name two impacts of literature on Westward Expansion
Promoted Manifest Destiny and nationalism
Encouraged settlement through romanticized frontier stories
Justified Native American removal through biased pieces of literature
Pieces revealing the impact on Native Americans
Spread news of gold rushes and land opportunities
Strengthened national unity and identity
What was the purpose of sod houses?
Cheap housing that was built out of the land to support early American settlers
Name two instruments that were used for storytelling and dance
Guitar
Violin
Banjo
Name 2 methods that travelers used to cook food
Cooked over open campfires
Boiled into stews
Fried in animal fat
Mixed into bread or mush
Dutch ovens
Cast-iron skillets
Dried meat
Name one popular designer at the time
Ellen Demorest
Brooks brothers
Levi Strauss
Elizabeth Keckley
Name two types of literature common during the time
Pamphlets encouraging settlement
Novels idealizing expansion
Diaries, letters, memoirs
Native American encounters
Women's voices on frontier
What has Alexander Graham Bell known for?
Getting the first U.S patent for the telephone in 1876
What song had a sequel song called “Answer to the Wagon”?
“Wait For the Wagon”
Name 3 popular foods that travelers ate
Bacon
Dried beans
Dried fruits
Meat jerky
Hardtack
Molasses pudding
Name 2 aspects of women’s dress/clothing
Short skirt lengths
Higher necklines
Long and narrow sleeves
Subbonnets or woven hats
Aprons and smocks
Who wrote Leaves of Grass?
a. Walt Whitman
b. Francis Parkman
c. Helen Hunt Jackson
d. James Fenimore Cooper
e. Gary Baier
a. Walt Whitman
What invention had the nickname “Inland Ship”?
The Conestoga Wagon
Who was a singing missionary?
a. Carl T. Sprague
b. Marion Dix Sullivan
c. Narcissa Prentiss Whitman
d. Stephen Foster
c. Narcissa Prentiss Whitman
Name 3 causes of food spoil
Heat
Moisture (mold)
Insect and rodent contamination
Imperfect preservation and storage methods
What three styles did Western fashion blend?
European, Native American, and Spanish styles