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Lewis and Clark set out from ST. Louis, Missouri
Lewis and Clark were going to the west to explore the new land. They went through yellowstone but didn't see the geysers. They where almost out of food too had had to eat their horses. -
trail of tears
The Trail of Tears is a name given to the ethnic cleansing and forced relocation of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
The removal included many members of the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations, among others in the United States, from their homelands to Indian Territory in eastern sections of the present-day state of Oklahoma. -
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail is 2,200-miles. The Oregon Trail was laid by fur trappers and traders from about 1811 to 1840 and was only passable on foot or by horseback. It began as an unconnected series of trails used by Native Americans. -
The pony express
The Pony Express was a mail service delivering messages, newspapers, mail, and small packages.
Approximately 80 young riders were in use at any one time.
Age ranged from 11 to mid 40s. Riders had to weigh less than 125 lbs. -
Workers complete the transcontinental railroad
The First Transcontinental Railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and later as the "Overland Route") was a 1,907-miles.
The rail line was built by three private companies: the original Western Pacific Railroad Company between Oakland and Sacramento, California.
