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WorksheetsA Growing Nation
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins
How did Benjamin Franklin change history?
Discovered that lightening is a form of electricity and helped write the Declaration of Independence.
Explored land out west and encouraged many people to travel west to set up new communities.
How did Lewis and Clark change history?
Discovered that lightening is a form of electricity and helped write the Declaration of Independence.
Explored land out west and encouraged many people to travel west to set up new communities.
What did Lewis' and Clark's tasks do on their 2 year journey out west? (choose 3)
draw maps
create new laws
collect plants
trade with natives
Because of Lewis and Clark what did families begin to do?
move out west
stay in the east
What is a canal?
a group of covered wagons
a waterway that is dug by people
What Famous Trail did families walk for 6 months for a new life.
Maryland Trail
Illinois Trail
Oregon Trail
What does transcontinental mean?
across the continent
across the state
How was the trip out west difficult? choose 3
harsh weather
sickness
steep mountains
too much traffic
What transportation in the 1800s allowed people to travel very quickly and safely?
boat
wagon
railroad
What is a toll?
money that is paid for using a road
people who built the railroads.
Who flew the first airplane on December 17, 1903?
Left Brothers
Wright Brothers
Wrong Brothers
How did travel change in the 1900s?
the invention of boats and canals
the invention of trains and railroads
the invention of highways and airplanes
