The Pony Express
Passage
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English
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4th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Jocelyn Delk
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6 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary purpose of the Pony Express?
To deliver mail between Missouri and California
To transport goods across the country
To provide stagecoach services
To establish telegraph lines
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long did it take for the Pony Express to deliver mail from Missouri to California?
Ten days
Twenty-five days
Five days
Fifteen days
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who came up with the idea of the Pony Express?
William Hepburn Russell
Samuel Morse
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Wells
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the interval distance between relay stations on the Pony Express route?
10 miles
5 miles
20 miles
15 miles
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When did the Pony Express begin its first run?
April 3, 1860
October 24, 1861
March 1, 1859
July 4, 1860
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What event marked the end of the Pony Express?
Completion of the transcontinental telegraph lines
Introduction of the steam locomotive
End of the Civil War
Completion of the transcontinental railroad
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