7. It was just a group of c________ riders who had proven their loyalty again and again. (–willing to work hard and give your time and energy to sth)
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8. What caused the d________ of the Pony Express? (–the end or failure of an institution, an idea, a company, etc.)
9. Despite the failure, the founders’ ability to assemble and operate this remarkable service under especially challenging circumstances was a tribute to their courage and i________. (–the ability to invent things or solve problems in clever new ways)
1. WANTED: Young skinny, w________ fellows not over eighteen. (–thin but strong)
10. In the game, a Pony Express rider controlled by the game player has to avoid obstacles and pick up letters in search of the e________ 100 percent rating. (–difficult to find, define, or achieve)
18. Transportation industry was also ________ by government to carry the mail.
19. They improved communications despite tough circumstances, laid down important ________ for the frontier’s development, and also made vital contributions to preserving the Union.
20. The post fostered unique American culture of ________ ideas and uncensored opinions.
11. An ________ of the post’s fundamental role in the creation of the United States requires a little knowledge of the problems faced by the colonies at that time.
12. In 1691, to boost trade and ensure its control of North America, Britain ________ a centralized postal system.
13. By the mid-eighteenth century, this ________ network push thirteen quarrelsome provinces toward developing a new, independent-minded, egalitarian culture more American than British.
14. America’s first political cartoon ________ in the newspaper.
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16. Meanwhile England ________ and searched mail for seditious content.
17. The awful roads developed the provinces’ sense of isolation and ________.
