Westward Expansion

Goods that are moved from one place to another by ship, train, truck, wagon, or airplane.

• freight
• voyage

The people who first settled in new areas of the frontier.

• pioneers
• explorers

Boats that are powered by steam.

• steamboat
• flat boat

Moved to a place and made it your home.

• settled
• sympathy

Groups of people who are born and live during the same time.

• generation
• convenient

A journey or trip, especially by sea.

• voyage
• ancestor

Large, shaggy mammals also known as buffalo.

• bison
• moose

A line or caravan of wagons traveling together.

• wagon train
• locomotive

A waterway used to move things from place to place using boats.

• canal
• trail

Popular places or structures that people can easily recognize.

• landmarks
• pictures