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Vocabulary
#1 What are rail lines that cross the country? transcontinental railroad
#2 What is little rainfall over a long period of time? drought
#3 What is a mixture of grass and dirt often used to build houses on the prairies? sod
#4 What is a settlement set up by a religious group? mission
#5 What are roads built to connect each state? interstate highway system
Famous Explorers
#1 Who invented the steel plow? John Deere
#2 Who is the popular American writer who described life along the Mississippi River? Mark Twain
#3 Who explored the Mississippi River? Jacques Marquette
#4 Who is the "Father" of Chicago? Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable
#5 Who searched for a water route from the Midwest to the Pacific Ocean? Meriwether Lewis
Transportation
#1 What form of transportation can cross the country in almost any weather? transcontinental railroad
#2 What invention caused St. Louis to turn into a bustling city? steamboat
#3 How did steamboats affect the city of St. Louis? It grew because of increased transportation and shipping.
#4 What made Cahokia and St. Louis such good places for trade? They were close to the junction of 3 rivers which were used for shipping goods.
#5 Why was the interstate highway system built? To connect the states so that people and freight could move more easily.
Inventions
#1 What invention made farming in the Midwest much easier? steel plow
#2 How did the invention of the steel plow help farmers in the Midwest? It stayed clean as it plowed the soil, so they didn't have to stop and clean the blade every few furrows.
#3 How did the invention of the transcontinental railroad affect transportation? We could now cross the entire country in almost any weather.
#4 How did the invention of the steamboats affect the city of St. Louis? It increased shipping and transportation which caused the city to grow.
#5 What did the steamboat carry? tons of cargo and hundreds of passengers
America
#1 What was one goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition? find a westward flowing river into the Pacific Ocean
#2 What was another goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition? expand fur trade
#3 What were the 2 main types of houses built in the Midwest? log cabins and sod houses
#4 How did a family decide which type of house they were going to build? If there were trees on their land, they built log cabins. If they lived on a prairie, they built sod houses.
#5 What made Cahokia and St. Louis such good places for trade? They were close to the junction of 3 rivers which were used for shipping goods.
Final Question