____________are large, shaggy mammals also known as buffalo.

____________ a Cherokee, thought that it was important to create a written language for the

Cherokee people.

The Cherokee were forced from their homes in the southeast to what was known as “Indian

Territory”. This was called ____________.

Another name for the locomotives during the period westward expansion period was called _______________.

___________________ was a way mail was delivered back in the 1800’s.

The steamboat which was invented by _________________ used steam power and was a much faster

way of transportation.

The _________________ stretched from the East Coast to the West Coast.

The ___________________ was the trail used by pioneers to travel from Missouri to the Oregon Territory.

Most settlers traveling west had to cross the ____________________________ .

After the transcontinental railroad was completed, people could travel from New York to

________________.

Many people who moved west kept ________ ranches.