Knowledge 6 Domain Review

What have we been learning about?

Let’s Review

Are the people who first settled in new areas of the

frontier called pioneers?

Answer: Yes

Pioneers are people who first settled in new areas

of the frontier

Does the word communicate refer to how we move

people or things from one place to another?

Answer: No

Communication is how we talk to each other.

Does the word settle mean to move to a new place

and make it your home?

Answer: Yes

To settle means to make a new place your home.

Is a territory a region or area of land?

Answer: Yes

A territory is an area of land.

Is a route the way we get from one place to

another?

Answer: Yes

A route tells us how to get to a place.

Was the name “iron horse” a nickname given to the

horses used for the pony express?

Answer: No

The nickname iron horse was for a locomotive

(train)

Did pioneer families who traveled the Oregon Trail

in wagon trains have an easy trip?

Answer: No

The pioneer who moved west had a difficult trip

with lots of hardships.

Did Sequoyah think it was important to capture the

Cherokee language in writing?

Answer: Yes

Sequoyah wanted to write down the Cherokee

language so people remembered it.

Did pioneer families move west for a better life?

Answer: Yes

People moved west for a better life, gold, or

religious freedom

Was Robert Fulton the inventor of the steamboat?

Answer: Yes

Robert Fulton invented the steamboat in 1807

Was the Trail of Tears the forced march of the

Cherokee from their homes to Oklahoma?

Answer: Yes

The Trail of Tears was the forced march of native

Americans to Oklahoma.

Is the Pony Express still usd today to deliver mail?

Is a canal a waterway used to move things from

place to place using boats?

When something is convenient does it require a lot

of effort or trouble?

Is a voyage a trip or a journey?

Why did pioneer families choose to move to the

West in the 1800s?

Answer: Pioneer families chose to move west for a

better life or gold.

Why were the development of steamboats, the Erie

Canal, and the Transcontinental Railroad important

during the time of westward expansion?

Answer: They all improved transportation, making

it easier for people, freight, and mail to move West.

What problems did westward expansion cause for

Native Americans?

Answer: Native Americans were pushed off their

land by the settlers. The settlers also hunted the

bison for sport, which threatened the survival of

Native Americans who depended on the bison.

Why is the Pony Express no longer an important

means of communication?

Answer: It was replaced by faster and better

forms of communication such as the telegraph.

What was Sequoyah’s significant invention?

Answer: He invented a writing system for the

Cherokee language.