A Growing Nation

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How did Benjamin Franklin change history?

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Discovered that lightening is a form of electricity and helped write the Declaration of Independence.

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How did Lewis and Clark change history?

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Explored land out west and encouraged many people to travel west to set up new communities.

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Because of Lewis and Clark, what did families begin to do?

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move out west

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What is a canal?

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a waterway that is dug by people

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What famous trail did families walk for 6 months for a new life?

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Oregon Trail

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transcontinental

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across the continent

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What transportation in the 1800s allowed people to travel very quickly and safely?

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railroad

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What is a toll?

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money that is paid for using a road

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Who flew the first airplane on December 17, 1903?

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Wright Brothers

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How did travel change in the 1900s?

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the invention of highways and airplanes