Pony Express

Pony Express

What is the Pony Express?

• It is a mail carrying relay system

• Young men once rode horses to carry mail from Missouri to California in the only 10 days

• That's 1,966 miles in 10 days!

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What was the Pony Express?

Multiple Choice

How long did it take mail to get from Missouri to California?

• 10 weeks

• 10 days

• 10 months

• 10 years

How long was the Pony Express in operation?

• The Pony Express was in operation for only 18 months between April 1860 and October 1861.

• The Pony Express didn't last long because of the Telegraph.

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Where did the Pony Express Travel?

• The Pony Express traveled across 8 states

• Those states were: Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California

Multiple Choice

Which was NOT a state the Pony Express traveled through?

• Nevada

• Wyoming

• Ohio

• Utah