Chapter 6 - Lesson 1

Question 1

Benjamin Franklin worked in a print shop owned by his brother in Boston, Massachusetts when he was 12. What did he start doing there?

Answer 1

He wrote pieces that were placed in the paper and people enjoyed it.

Question 2

What did Benjamin Franklin learn at the print shop?

Answer 2

He learned that being a good writer is a powerful skill

Question 3

When Benjamin Franklin moved to Philadelphia and opened his own print shop, what book did he write?

Answer 3

An Almanac. It had advice, information and weather reports

Question 4

According to Ben Franklin, what was the best work to do?

Answer 4

Helping other people

Question 5

What other things did Ben Franklin do?

Answer 5

1. Started a library for everyone (public library)
2. started company to fight fires
3. started an insurance company to help people rebuild after fires
4. Created lightning rods to help keep buildings safe
5. Invented bifocals (eyeglasses taht allow people to see both near and far)
6. He wrote about the problems in the American colonies
7. He helped write the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution

Question 6

How did the Native Americans travel?

Answer 6

by boat on rivers and by foot on trails they made

Question 7

What did Spanish Explorers bring to America to make travel easier and faster?

Answer 7

horses

Question 8

Who did President Thomas Jefferson hire to explore the West and learn about Native Americans

Answer 8

Lewis and Clark

Question 9

Which native American helped them understand other Native Americans?

Answer 9

Sacagawea

Question 10

How long did Lewis and Clark trip last?

Answer 10

2 years

Question 11

What is a canal?

Answer 11

A waterway dug by people

Question 12

What helped connect the Great Lakes to New York City

Answer 12

Eerie Canal (Good traveled from what is now known as Wisconsin and Michigan over the Great Lakes, down the Eerie Canal to the Hudson River and then NY)

Question 13

What is a wagon train?

Answer 13

a Group of wagons that traveled together for safety

Question 14

What did Congress build to make travel easier?

Answer 14

National Road (it started in Maryland and ended in Illinois)

Question 15

Where did the Oregon Trail begin and end?

Answer 15

It began in Independence, Missouri and ended in Oregon City

Question 16

In 1863, 2 companies began building a railroad line across America? How did they do it?

Answer 16

One started in the East and the other in the West. On May 10, 1869, the 2 lines met in Pomontory, Utah

Question 17

What does Transcontinental mean?

Answer 17

across the continent

Question 18

What was the new railroad line called?

Answer 18

transcontinental railroad

Question 19

What is a toll?

Answer 19

Money that is paid for using a road. The money is used to build and fix the roads

Question 20

After more people started driving cars, what was built?

Answer 20

A Huge highway system with the help from the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956

Question 21

In the early 1900s, 2 brothers began building airplanes. Who were they?

Answer 21

The Wright Brothers

Question 22

What are primary sources?

Answer 22

documents such as photographs, painting, maps or artifacts from the time an event happened. It is written or used by the person who saw or lived through an event. (That person is also called an eyewitness)

Question 23

What are secondary sources.

Answer 23

Written by someone who learned about the event by reading other peoples writings. The author did not live or witness the event(s) being described