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westward expansion
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| transcontinental railroad | railroad that crosses the continent |
| coolies | Chinese immigrants who came to work on the railroad |
| promontory point,Utah | place where the union and central pacific railroads met |
| homesteader | settlers that came to west because of the homestead act |
| homestead act | land given to people who were willing to start a farm out west |
| sodbuster | name given to farmers on the great plains |
| soddy | the house most people lived in on the plain made of sod |