Unit 3 Chapter 2: Settlement of the west and the American Indian

What is a prairie?

• A flat grassland

• A mountain range

• A desert

• A forest

What is sod?

• a top layer of grassy sod used for Building houses

• a layer of fabric Making clothes

• wood used for building houses

• Paint for a house

What does it mean to emigrate?

• To leave one place to settle permanently in another

• To visit a new country

• To stay in one place

• To travel temporarily

What is a pack animal used for?

• Carrying heavy loads

• Racing

• Hunting

• Farming

What is a keelboat?

• A boat with a long ridge on the bottom used to navigate rivers

• A small fishing boat

• A luxury yacht

• A cargo ship

What is a steam engine?

• a motor that uses steam to work

• a motor that uses electricity to work

• a motor that uses gasoline to work

• a motor that uses solar power to work

What is a steam boat?

• a boat powered by a gasoline engine

• a boat powered by the wind

• a boat powered by solar panels

• a boat powered by a steam engine

What is a locomotive?

• A railroad engine

• A type of car

• A bicycle

• An airplane

What does transcontinental mean?

• Crossing the entire continent

• Traveling within a city

• Flying over the ocean

• Driving on a highway

What is ore?

• A rock or mineral from which metal can be obtained

• A type of plant

• A kind of animal

• A piece of wood