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The Pony1 Express was the first rapid transit2 and the first fast mail line across the continent from the Missouri River to the Pacific Coast. It was a system by means of which messages were carried swiftly on horseback across the plains and deserts, and over the mountains of the far West. It brought the Atlantic coast and the Pacific slope ten days nearer to each other. It had a brief existence of only sixteen months and was supplanted3 by the transcontinental telegraph. Yet it was of the greatest importance in binding4 the East and West together at a time when overland travel was slow and cumbersome5, and when a great national crisis made the rapid communication of news between these sections an imperative6 necessity. The Pony Express marked the highest development in overland travel prior to the coming of the Pacific railroad, which it preceded nine years. It, in fact, proved the feasibility of a transcontinental road and demonstrated that such a line could be built and operated continuously the year around - a feat7 that had always been regarded as impossible.
1. How did the Pony Express transport mail?
By airplane
By steam engine train
By horseback
By boat
2. How much area did the Pony Express cover?
From the East to the West coast
From North America to Europe
From Europe to Asia
Along the Pacific coast only
3. How long did the Pony Express stay in effect?
16 days
16 months
16 years
It still being used today
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1. By horseback
2. From the East to the West coast
3. 16 months
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