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Group #4, Activity 5
Paola, Jesus, America
Question | Answer |
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Barbed wire | wire with clusters of short, sharp spikes set at intervals along it, used to make fences or in warfare as an obstruction. |
Boom towns | is a community that experiences sudden and rapid population and economic growth. |
Dime novels | A cheap, popular novel, typically a melodramatic romance or adventure story. |
Wheat belt | The corn belt is a region of the Midwestern United States where corn has since the 1850's. |
Bonanza Farms | were very large farms in the US performing large-scale operations, mostly growing and harvesting wheat. |
Transcontinental Railroad | a train route across the United States, finished in 1869. |
Comstock Lode | the most valuable deposit of silver ore ever recorded, discovered in 1859 by Henry T.P. Comstock near Virginia City. |
Morrill Land grants | a major boost to higher education in America. |
The Grange | A freternal organized in the United States which encourages families to band together to promote economic and political well being of the community and agriculture. |