Grade 2 Read-Aloud

212 Westward Expansion: Supplemental Guide DA | Domain Assessment

5. The Cherokee were forced to move from their homes to
   “Indian Territory.” (T)


6. Freight traveled all the way across America on the Erie Canal.
   (F)


7. Robert Fulton was the inventor of a steamboat. (T)


8. The Pony Express is still used today to deliver mail in the U.S.
   (F)

 Part III (Instructional Master DA-3)

Directions: Write at least one complete sentence to answer each

question.

Note: You may need to have some students respond orally if they

are not able to respond in writing.

1. Why did many pioneer families choose to move to the West in
   the 1800s? (Pioneer families moved to the West because... )


2. Choose one: steamboat, the Erie Canal, or the
   transcontinental railroad.
   Why was it important during the time of westward expansion?
   (The was important because... )


3. How did the Native Americans feel about westward
   expansion? (The Native Americans felt that westward
   expansion.. .)