Chapter 6- A Growing Nation

What did Benjamin Franklin do?

• He wrote a book called an Almanac. The book gave information to the colonists.

• He opened a public library.

• He started a company to fight fires.

• He helped to write the Declaration of Independence and the United States constitution.

• All of the above.

In the 1500, _______________ knew American land well.

• Egyptians

• Native Americans

• the colonists

• no one

In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson hired _____________________ to explore the land west of the Mississippi River.

Warning: there are two correct answers to this question. Make sure you fond them both.

• Meriwether Lewis

• Sacagawea

• William Clark

• Benjamin Franklin

-------------------------- was a Native American who helped the explorers understand the language of the Native Americans they met.

Which was a consequence of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• Native Americans learned to read and write.

• Many people heard about the huge open spaces to farm and decided to stay in the East.

• Many people heard about the huge open spaces to farm and moved West, setting up new communities.

In 1825, the _______________ connected the Great Lakes to the Hudson River.

• New York City Port

• the Erie Canal

• the Transcontinental Railroad

• The Lewis and Clark Expedition.

New York City became an important port because...

• there was a big airport

• goods were shipped from the Great Lakes through the Erie Canal and the Hudson River. Once they reached New York they were shipped to Europe.

• the National Road helped wagon trains reach the Rocky Mountains.

• many people came to New York to admire the Statue of Liberty.

A wagon train was a group of ____________ that traveled together.

Why did settlers in covered wagons prefer traveling together?

What was the National Road?

• It was a paved road that started in Maryland and ended in Illinois and made traveling West easier.

• It was a paved road that started in Canada and ended in Mexico.

• It was a paved road that started in Maryland and ended in Illinois and made traveling West harder.

• It was an unpaved road that started in Maryland and ended in Illinois and made traveling West easier.