Ch. 6 - Lesson 1 Review for Quiz

A waterway dug by people

• Canal

• Wagon Train

• Transcontinental

• Toll

A group of covered wagons that travels together for safety

• Canal

• Wagon Train

• Transcontinental

• Toll

Across the continent

• Canal

• Wagon Train

• Transcontinental

• Toll

Money that is paid for using a road

• Canal

• Wagon Train

• Transcontinental

• Toll

Why did people travel to the West in wagon trains?

• It was safer to travel together

• People did not know where the West was located

• It was faster to travel with more people

Who helped the Europeans explore North America when they arrived in the 1400s?

• George Bush

• Thomas Jefferson

• American Indians

Lewis & Clark traveled West with an American Indian named

• Jill

• Tom

• Sacagawea

What canal was built in 1825 & connected the Great Lakes to New York City?

• Heaven Canal

• Joy Canal

• Erie Canal

The trip to Oregon took about 6 months & people faced harsh weather, sickness, & steep mountains.

• True

• False

President Thomas Jefferson hired Lewis & Clark to explore the land south of the Mississippi.

• True

• False