Westward on the Oregon Trail

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Pioneers : Are the people who first settled in new areas of the frontier called pioneers?

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true

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Settled: Does the word settle mean to move to a new place and make it your home?

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True

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Wagon Train: Is a wagon train a train that carries wagons?

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False

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Did pioneer families who traveled the Oregon Trail in wagon trains have an easy trip?

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False

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Was Robert Fulton the inventor of the steamboat?

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True

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Was the Trail of Tears the forced march of the Cherokee from their homes to what was called the "Indian Territory" by the U.S. government?

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True

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Is the Pony Express still used today to deliver mail in the United States?

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False

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What was Sequoyah's important invention? Options: Flatboats, Steamboats, The Pony Express, The Cherokee Alphabet

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The Cherokee Alphabet

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Why did many pioneer families choose to move to the West in the 1800s?

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They moved to get more land and have a better life.

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Why was the Pony Express no longer an important means of communication?

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It was replaced by faster and better forms of communication, such as the telegraph.