Transportation Through History

Lainey and Dawson were discussing how people traveled long ago. How did Native Americans travel before Europeans arrived?

• By train

• By airplane

• By car

• By boat and on foot

Who were hired by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the land west of the Mississippi River?

• Orville and Wilbur

• Lewis and Clark

• Sacagawea

• The Wright brothers

During a history class, Nadyah and Dawson learned about the animals that explorers from Spain brought to North America. Which animal made travel easier?

• Elephants

• Camels

• Lions

• Horses

Victoria and Chris were learning about historical transportation methods. What was the Erie Canal used for?

• To build roads

• To fly airplanes

• To connect the Great Lakes to New York City

• To ride bicycles

Victoria and Adam were part of a wagon train during their history class field trip. What is a wagon train?

• A kind of airplane

• A group of covered wagons traveling together

• A train that carries wagons

• A type of boat

Henry and Keon are planning a road trip to explore historical routes in the United States. They start their journey from the state where the National Road began. Where did they start their trip?

• Texas

• Maryland

• New York

• California

Marlow and Victoria were discussing the history of transportation in America. Marlow asked, "What was the transcontinental railroad?"

• A railroad across the continent

• A canal for boats

• A road across the ocean

• A type of airplane

Facundo and Khalil were discussing the impact of major infrastructure projects in their history class. Their teacher asked, "What did the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 help build?"

• A huge highway system

• Canals

• Railroads

• Airplanes

During a school project, Henry and Ian were researching famous inventors. They came across the question: Who built the first airplane?

• Sacagawea

• Thomas Jefferson

• The Wright brothers

• Lewis and Clark

During a school project, Victoria and Adam built a model airplane. How long did their first successful flight last?

• 1 hour

• 1 day

• 12 seconds

• 5 minutes