Domain 7

What is a hardship?

• refers to how we move people or things

• A wagon train

• difficult situations that cause discomfort or suffering

What does settled mean?

• a territory or area of land

• to move to a new place and make it your home

• first people to an area

What was the nickname ironhorse given to?

• a building

• a covered wagon

• the first locomotive

Who was the inventor of the steamboat?

• Robert Fulton

• Andrew Jackson

• Chief Red Fox

Why did many pioneer families choose to move to the West in the 1800's?

• they moved to find gold

• they moved to find better jobs

• they moved to get more land and have a better life

What was Sequoyah's significant invention?

• He invented a writing system for the Cherokee language

• He invented paper and pencil

• He invented the alphabet

What are pioneers?

• People who by boat

• People who first settled in new areas of the frontier

• People who worked on the railroad

What does endurance mean?

• Having the strength to do something for a long time

• Being able to write

• Being able to ride in a covered wagon

Did pioneer families who traveled the Oregon Trail in wagon trains have an easy trip?

• Yes

• No

Why were the development of steamboats, the Erie Canal, and the transcontinental railroad important during the time of westward expansion?

• They cost a lot of money to make

• They improved transportation making it easier to move people and things West

• They made people famous