What was the primary purpose of the Pony Express?

The Pony Express

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English
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4th Grade
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Hard
Jocelyn Delk
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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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