Social Studies Chapter 5

The 2 rivers that meet in St. Louis are the

• Ohio and Mississippi

• Missouri and the Ohio

• Ohio and Illinois

• Mississippi and Missouri

People who came to St. Louis were

• Looking for gold

• heading west

• exploring

• setting up missions

People who stayed in St. Louis

• Looked for gold

• Lived on the river in houseboats

• Looked for a water route to the east coase

• Found work, farmed, or started businesses

One of the reasons that St. Louis grew so fast is

• its location

• its large population

• its steamboat factories

• it roads

Two kinds of transportation that made travel faster in the 1800's were

• The Pony Express and steamboats

• steamboats and railroads

• covered wagons and flatboats

• mules and telegraphs

What 2 developments made life easier in the 1800's?

• the telephone and steamboat

• the telegraph and flatboat

• the railroad and the telegraph

• the Pony Express and the steam engine

Who invented the system that people could send messages between cities in minutes?

• Robert Fulton

• Samuel Morse

• Nicola Tesla

• Thomas Edison

Business owners in St. Louis sold goods to make a

• service

• profit

• entrepreneur

When the __________________linked the east coast to the west coast, travel across the country became much easier.

• Railroad

• Telegraph

• steam engine

Things that people buy or sell

• Service

• goods

• profit