Transcontinental Railroad

What is one reason that new communities grew in the West?

• Lewis and Clark told interesting stories about the West.

• The trip along the Oregon Trail tops six months.

• People liked riding together in wagon trains.

• The journey to the West was difficult and dangerous.

How did James Watt and Richard Trevithick help families moving west?

• They opened the Transcontinental Railroad.

• They guided Lewis and Clark to the Pacific Ocean.

• They led wagon trains down the Oregon Trail.

• They developed and improved steam engines.

Which inventor used a special tube to build a television?

• Orville Wright

• Benjamin Franklin

• A.A. Campbell Swinton

• Gottlieb Daimler

How was travel in the United States in 1917 different from travel in 1830?

• In 1917 Daimler and Benz invented the first gasoline powered car.

• In 1917 there were over 250,000 more miles of railroad track than in 1830.

• In 1917 most people traveled across the United States on Horseback.

• In 1917 many people flew on airplanes to places all over the world.

Which is NOT a reason why the Pony Express was set up?

• People in the West wanted to communicate with the East.

• Bandits often attacked wagons loaded with mail.

• Many people liked to ride their horses 75 miles per day.

• Weather often caused delays for wagon trains.

Why was mail delivered more quickly starting in 1860 than it had been before?

• A group of business people set up the Pony Express.

• People were able to send their letters by email.

• Letters were sent on the Transcontinental Railroad.

• In 1860 Samuel Morse invented Morse Code.

Which is NOT an accomplishment of Lewis Latimer?

• He did special drawings of a telephone.

• He invented a way to develop a picture.

• He worked on lamps and lightbulbs with Edison.

• He helped many cities light their communities.

What did George Eastman invent in 1888?

• He invented a camera that anyone could use to take a picture.

• He invented a type of picture that appeared on a piece of metal.

• He invented a sharp blade with a long handle for harvesting crops

• He invented a way to light factories and homes.

Why is Louis Pasteur an important scientist to people around the world.

• He made milk safe for people to drink.

• He invented a way to light people's homes.

• He helped people fight off smallpox.

• He created many types of vaccines.

Why was Jonas Salk's polio vaccine important?

• The vaccine harms a person's healthy cells.

• The vaccine destroys a person's spinal cord.

• The vaccine did not work.

• The vaccine saved the lives of many people.