Which describes the purpose of the Pony Express?

A.
pulling freight barges along the Erie Canal

B.
selling Indian horses to the U.S. cavalry

C.
driving stagecoaches across the Great Plains

D.
delivering mail between California and the East Coast

Question

Which describes the purpose of the Pony Express? 	
	
 
A.
	pulling freight barges along the Erie Canal
	
 
B.
	selling Indian horses to the U.S. cavalry
	
 
C.
	driving stagecoaches across the Great Plains
	
 
D.
	delivering mail between California and the East Coast

anonymous · Answer

The Pony Express was a mail service delivering messages, newspapers, mail, and small packages from St. Joseph, Missouri, across the Great Plains, over the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada to Sacramento, California, by horseback, using a series of relay stations.