Review Westward Expansion

Hey explorers! Avery and Oliver stumbled upon an old map. Can you help them figure out what a Boomtown is?

• Last major Native victory over the U.S. government

• Town that developed near a metal strike or near the RR

• Railroad that connected the Atlantic and the Pacific

• Gifts of land or money to assist in building the railroad

Hey Scarlett and Arjun, do you know what the term Vigilante refers to? Let's find out!

• Self-appointed law-keepers who hunted down criminals

• Native tradition in which Natives prayed to ancestors

• Farmers who pooled their money to make large purchases

• Railroad that built east from Sacramento to Promontory Point

Hey Anika, can you guess what Subsidies are?

• Gifts of land or money to assist in building the railroad

• Thick layers of earth in which roots of grass tangled with dirt

• Law that required Natives to give up their traditional ways

• Railroad that connected the Atlantic and the Pacific

Hey explorers! Maya, Priya, and Samuel are on a thrilling adventure to uncover the secrets of the Transcontinental Railroad. Can you help them figure out what it is?

• Railroad that connected the Atlantic and the Pacific

• Railroad that built west from Omaha to Promontory Point

• Railroad that built east from Sacramento to Promontory Point

• Last major Native victory over the U.S. government

Hey history buffs! Can you help Jackson and Zoe figure out what the Union Pacific was all about?

• Railroad that built west from Omaha to Promontory Point

• Railroad that connected the Atlantic and the Pacific

• Railroad that built east from Sacramento to Promontory Point

• Native massacre that marked the end of Native resistance

Hey history buffs! Can you tell us what the Central Pacific was all about? Imagine you're Michael or Mia, racing through time!

• Railroad that built east from Sacramento to Promontory Point

• Railroad that connected the Atlantic and the Pacific

• Railroad that built west from Omaha to Promontory Point

• Native tradition in which Natives prayed to ancestors

Hey Jackson and Aria, do you know what a Reservation is?

• Land set aside for Native Americans to live on

• Law that required Natives to give up their traditional ways

• Movement that pushed for silver backed currency and income taxes

• Farmers who pooled their money to make large purchases

Hey history buffs! Can you guess what made Little Bighorn a legendary event? Join Mason, Abigail, and James in this historical quest!

• Last major Native victory over the U.S. government

• Native massacre that marked the end of Native resistance

• Railroad that built east from Sacramento to Promontory Point

• Law that required Natives to give up their traditional ways

Hey Sophia, do you know what the Ghost Dance is all about?

• Native tradition in which Natives prayed to ancestors

• Self-appointed law-keepers who hunted down criminals

• Farmers who met for lectures and to demand reform

• Movement that pushed for silver backed currency and income taxes

Hey history buffs! Samuel and Sophia are debating about a significant event in Native American history. Can you help them out? What was the Wounded Knee?

• Native massacre that marked the end of Native resistance

• Last major Native victory over the U.S. government

• Railroad that built west from Omaha to Promontory Point

• Law that required Natives to give up their traditional ways