LIFE IN THE TERRITORY

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CHAPTER 7

• LIFE IN THE TERRITORY

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Lesson 1 A FREE TERRITORY

• Railways were built to connect the east coast to
  the west coast because people wanted a faster and
  better route across the country.
• Three reasons to make Nebraska a territory
• The U.S. would set up a government and buy land
  from Indians.
• Settlers would be allowed to move to Nebraska.
• Railroad companies could use the land to build
  their railroad from the east and west.
• The slavery issue in the Nebraska territory had
  to be solved before the government would consider
  making a new territory.
• The Kansas Nebraska Act---said that the people in
  each territory could decide for themselves
  whether their territory would allow slaves or
  not.
• Underground Railroad---a secret system to help
  slaves escape.

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LESSON 2 TERRITORY IMPROVEMENTS

• Road ranches helped the settlers in 3 ways
• Provided supplies
• Provided services like wagon repairs
• Provided a place to stay overnight
• The Pony Express---a system that carried mail on
  horseback across the country.
• The Pony Express ended because
• The company did not make enough money to stay in
  business.
• Faster ways of sending messages and mail soon
  came along.
• The telegraph---an invention that helped speed up
  communication. It sent messages across electric
  wires.
• Samuel Morse---the man who invented the
  telegraph.

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LESSON 3 THE IRON HORSE

• Civil War---when people from the same country
  fight against each other.
• Arguments over slavery caused the north and the
  south states fight against each other.
• Two railroad companies built a railroad across
  the center of the Unites States.
• The Sioux and the Cheyenne began destroying the
  tracks because they wanted to protect their land.
• Frank North from Nebraska hired the Pawnee to
  serve as scouts.
• Pawnee Scouts ---were hired to protect the
  railroad and the rail workers.
• The railroad changed the way many people
  traveled.
• People could now travel
• 1. In any kind of weather all year long
• 2. faster and farther and carry more with them
• 3. ship larger goods to the west

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• 3 types of early transportation in the Nebraska
  territory.
• Stagecoach---a type of covered wagon with seats
  that was pulled by horses. They were not very
  comfortable and only moved at 5 miles per hour.
• Railroads---allowed people to travel much faster
  and farther than before. Trains could travel at
  20 mph.
• Steamboats---large boats that took travelers,
  business people, and supplies to towns/cities
  along the Missouri River.