Westward Expansion: Supplemental Guide DR | Domain Review 207- The Union Pacifi c and the Central Pacifi c joined their tracks at
Promontory Point, Utah, to form the transcontinental railroad. (6) - The most famous route for settlers headed west was the
Oregon Trail. (4) - Three businessmen started the Pony Express to speed up
mail delivery between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento,
California. (5) - Sequoyah fi nished creating a writing system for the Cherokee
people. (2)
Map Review (Instructional Master DR-2)
Have students use the Instructional Master (DR-2) to review
various locations from Westward Expansion. Directions: Look
carefully at the map, then use it to answer the following questions:- What waterway was built to connect the Hudson River and the
Great Lakes? (the Erie Canal) - Where did the Oregon Trail begin? (Missouri; St. Joseph,
Missouri) - In 1869, what method of travel connected Omaha, Nebraska,
and San Francisco, California? (the transcontinental railroad)
Alternative: Have students refer to their Westward Expansion
Maps or the Class Westward Expansion Map to answer the
following riddles: - I am a waterway that was built to connect the Hudson River to
the Great Lakes. What am I? (Erie Canal) - I was built in 1869 from Omaha, Nebraska, to San Francisco,
California, so that my method of transportation would span
the continental United States. What am I? (Transcontinental
Railroad) - Many Native Americans traveled on me from Georgia to Indian
Territory in Oklahoma. What am I? (Trail of Tears) - Pioneers traveled on me from St. Joseph, Missouri, all the way
to Oregon. What am I? (Oregon Trail) - I was traveled on to deliver mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to
Sacramento, California. What am I? (Pony Express route)