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westward expnsion
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Term | Definition |
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transcontinental railroad | railroad that connected the east to west |
coolies | chines imagits that worked on the transcontinental railroad |
promontory point, Utah | place where the east and the west met |
homesteader | people that went to get free land |
homestead act | act to give free land |
sodbuster | breaks grass to get dirt for home |
sodddy | home made out of dirt and grass |