Chapter 5 Social Studies

One reason St. Louis grew rapidly was its __________

• Location
• Price

Why did pioneers come to St. Louis?

• Foor Gold
• For Money
• To start their journey West
• For Boats

What did people who statyed in St. Louis do?

• Found work
• Farmed
• Started Businesses
• All of the above

What are the longest rivers that meet at St. Louis?

• The Mission and the West
• The Mississippi and the Missouri
• The Mississippi and the Nile
• The Mickey and the Minnie

How did many people begin their trips West in the early 1800's?

• Going to St. Louis on horse
• Driving across the country
• Taking airplanes 

What two kinds of transportation made travel faster in the 1800's?

• cars and boats
• planes and trains
• Steamboats and Railroads
• the Pony Express

After Samuel Morse built the first telegraph, what could people do?

• Call their family in other countries
• Get places faster
• Watch TV on their phones
• Send messages between cities in minutes

What developments in transportation and communication made life easier for the people in the 1800's?

• Cars and boats
• Trains and planes
• Telegraph and railroad
• Pony Express and steam engines

The ______ _______ made travel by water faster

• sail boat
• telegraph
• railroad
• steam engine

In 1844, a _________ line sent messages between cities.

• cell phone 
• telegraph
• railroad
• steam engine