Westward Expansion

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I am the overland route between Missouri and California created to SEND MAIL on horseback from the East Coast to the West Coast. What am I called?

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the Pony Express

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Nickname given to the first trains in America.

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"Iron Horse"

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I am the animal that the Lakota considered their source of life. What am I? Options: horses, steamboats, bison, trains

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bison

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I am the route between Missouri and Oregon Territory that was traveled by settlers moving west. What am I called?

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The Oregon Trail

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I am the railroad that connects the East Coast and the West Coast of the United States. What am I?

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Transcontinental Railroad

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What problems did westward expansion cause for Native Americans?

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They had to relocate and leave their homes.

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What was Sequoyah's invention?

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Cherokee writing

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Robert Fulton was the inventor of:
- A superior steamboat
- The covered wagon
- The Pony Express
- The telegraph

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A superior steamboat

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The forced march of the Cherokee from their homes to what was called "Indian Territory" by the U.S. government is known as the...

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Trail of Tears

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The Pony Express was ended by the invention of:

email

,

telegraph

,

car

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telegraph