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westward expansion
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| transcontinental railroad | railroad that crosses a continent.the first transcontinental railroad in the united states was completed in 1869 |
| coolies | cheise that came to build the railroad |
| promentory point,utah | place in northwestern utah where tracks of the union pacific and central pacific railroads met in 1869 to complete the transcontinental railroad |
| homesteader | settlers who claimed land on the great plains under the homestead act |
| homestead act | law signed in 1862 offering free land to people willing to start new farms on great plains |
| sodbuster | great plains farmer of the late 1800s who had to cut through sod,or thick grass,before planting crops. |
| soddy | a house made out of mud and dirt |