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Josh West MovementII
7th Grade Westward Movement
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The completion of the _____railroad connected the eastern and western parts of the United States and led to westward expansion. | Trancontinental |
| The Homestead Act of 1862 opened up land for settlement, making _____ possible for many Americans. | Land Ownership |
| _____ were former slaves who moved west for a new beginning. | Exodusters |
| Land ownership, adventure, a new beginning for former slaves and the possibility of wealth created by the discovery of gold and silver were all reasons for _____ | Western Expansion |
| Before the Civil War, people saw the Great Plains as a _____, an area that could not be settled. | Treeless Wasteland |
| American perceptions about the Great Plains changed when ____ were developed that helped settlers survive. | New Technologies |
| ____ made life very difficult on the Great Plains, contributing to land erosion and frequent dust storms. | Wind |
| The McCormick reaper and steel plow reduced, or lessened, the need for ____ on farms in the Great Plains because they make farming much easier. | Labor |
| The Great Plains are _____ that rise gradually from _____ to _____ | flatlands, east, west |
| Inventions and _____ such as steel plows and dry farming helped settlers grow crops on the Great Plains. | adaptation |
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