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Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

Assessment

Flashcard

History

3rd Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What invention helped railroads to communicate?

Back

Telegraph

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

Homestead Act

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

pioneers

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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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Back

the Pony Express

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Media Image

Back

Transcontinental Railroad

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Boats that are powered by steam.

Back

steamboat

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

false

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