Westward Expansion

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What invention helped railroads to communicate?

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Telegraph

Front

What government grant gave 160 acres of land to pioneers to farm for 5 years?

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Homestead Act

Front

Many settlers moved to the western frontier and beyond. Which term best describes this group of people?

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pioneers

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I am the land 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

Front

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

Front

Boats that are powered by steam.

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steamboat

Front

The Pony Express is still used today to deliver mail in the U.S.

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false

Front

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

Front

The Pony Express was ended by the invention of the:

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telegraph

Front

Why were people traveling West?

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to find a job or make more money to support their family, For gold, For free land