This was the 50th and final state to join the United States.

The _____________ were the only Native American tribe that did not experience conflicts with the explorers and settlers.

When _________ was discovered in California in 1848, the largest migration in the history of the United States occurred.

The development and completion of the ______________ allowed settlers to travel from the East coast to the West coast faster and safer.

Which was a form of transportation used by the early settlers? select all that apply

A _____________________ is an event or a force of nature with devastating consequences.

This was built to prevent the Colorado River from flooding.

What TWO purposes do dams serve? *Choose two answers*

This is a person who starts a new business and tires to make it succeed.

Which vocabulary word means a location that is owned and controlled by a particular government? This is what Hawaii was before it became a U.S. state.

This type of transportation is a four-wheeled covered wagon pulled by horses. It was used to carry mail and passengers on a certain route.

Stagecoaches traveled much slower than the Pony Express riders.

Developments in transportation allowed people to travel to even more places and helped populate the West region.

The Russians claimed most of Alaska for what reason?

This type of transportation could transport a lot of possessions, but were limited to traveling by waterway.

This is the simplest, but not the most practical form of transportation.

People still use the Pony Express route today to deliver mail.

What are the TWO types of modern forms of transportation that allow people to travel to even more places. *Choose two answers*

The first automobiles could travel as fast as cars today can.

Who was one of the first people to build and sell motorized vehicles and designed the assembly line?

Factories today still use the assembly line to make large amounts of their products quickly.

The earliest cars could only travel how fast?

The automobile industry caused factories to be built and new jobs to be created, which improved the U.S. economy.

Mass-producing automobiles made them more expensive for people to buy.

Before the assembly line, it took 14 hours to build one car. With the assembly line, workers could build one car every 93 minutes.

The first airplane was invented by who?

What was the world's first successful airplane called?

This natural resource was found off the coast of Alaska. A pipeline was built to transport it all over the world.

This is the only state that is made up of islands.

This ocean borders the West region.

Who was the first European to "discover" the Hawaiian islands in 1778?

He was one of the first people to build and sell automobiles. He is responsible for creating the assembly line.