Chapter 6 Lesson 1

What is a group of wagons traveling together for safety called?

• railroad

• wagon train

• canal

What did the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 supply money to build?

• the National Road

• toll booths

• a system of roads for the entire country

• the Wilderness Road

This means "across the continent".

• transcontinental

• wagon train

• Wilderness Road

A waterway that was dug by people.

• Oregon Trail

• highway

• canal

Money that is paid for using a road.

• toll

• canal

• property tax

How did the transcontinental railroad improve travel in the 1800s?

What the Wright brothers did on December 17, 1903.

• explored the West

• flew the first airplane

• built a highway

What motivated Lewis & Clark to explore the West?

• President Jefferson hired them.

• They wanted to fly the first airplane.

• They were building a highway.