
The Pony Express
Authored by Ana Pena
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2nd Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did three businessmen decide to start the Pony Express venture?
They loved horses and riding them.
They thought they could make money by delivering the mail to the West Coast faster than what had been done previously by stagecoach
They were greedy and wanted to make so much money and be rich.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Pony Express?
A faster way to send mail across the country.
A farm raising ponies.
A place where you can buy ponies.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who carried the mail on the Pony Express, and how did they travel the route from Missouri to California?
Young men carried the mail using horses as their means of transportation.
The person who wanted to send the letter.
The ladies working at the farm where ponies are raised.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why were the young men who carried the mail required to be small?
so they could jump off the horse
so they can take a lot mail with them
so the horses could go faster
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Was the route for the Pony Express riders hazardous or safe?
The Pony Express was not safe.
The Pony Express was very safe.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How was mail carried along the Pony Express?
The riders would pass off the mail to another rider at one of the many stations.
One rider would take all the mail across the country.
They would carry it on an airplane.
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CCSS.RI.2.5
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long did the Pony Express last?
18 months
6 months
30 years
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