Westward Expansion/ Manifest Destiny

The Erie Canal connected New York to...

• Philadelphia.
• Panama Canal.
• Great Lakes Region.
• New England Shipping Towns.

Because of the Erie Canal, what American city became the major financial center of America?

• New York City.
• Buffalo. 
• Albany.
• Detroit.

What was the Erie Canal used for?

• Disney cruises
• Test battle ships
• Drinking water for the city of Buffalo
• Ship goods faster and cheaper to the Atlantic Ocean

The Erie Canal connected New York to...

• Philadelphia.
• Panama Canal.
• Great Lakes Region.
• New England Shipping Towns.

Canals brought wealth to towns, linked regions of the country, and

• raised shipping costs
• lowered shipping costs
• made travel easier
• made travel faster

pick the correct order listing the slowest to the fastest method of transportation. 

• plane, boat, bicycle
• railroads, canals, wagon
• wagon, railroad, canal
• wagon, canal, railroad

What did people use to travel as a way to carry their supplies?

• Car
• Wagon
• Train
• Ship

How would a Pioneer have gotten food?

• Fishing
• Hunting
• Trading
• All of the above

Which of the following is an animal that might have traveled along a family on the trail?

• Fish
• Elephant
• Ox
• Tiger

Between 1840 and 1860 what route did people choose to travel on?

• Idaho Trail

• West Route

• Pioneer Road

• Oregon Trail