Westward Expansion Comprehension

"Iron horse" is a nickname given to horses used for the Pony Express.

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Pioneer families had it easy as they traveled the Oregon Trail in wagon trains.

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Sequoyah thought that is was important to capture the Cherokee language in writing.

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• no

Many pioneer families moved to the West because there were more houses and grocery stores than in the East.

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Robert Fulton was the inventor of a superior steamboat.

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Freight traveled all the way to the Pacific Ocean on the Erie Canal.

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The forced march of the Cherokee from their homes to what was called "Indian Territory" is called the Trail of Tears.

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• no

The Pony Express is still used today to deliver the mail in the U. S.

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• no