Transcontinental Railroad

Railroad connecting the east coast to the west coast.

Promentory Point Utah

Union pacific and the Central pacific met up in building the railroad.

Someone who came to the plains during the Home Stead act.

Act set up by the goverment that gave land away for very little, but you had to stay for 5 years.

Nick name given to people on the plains who had to rip up the sod in order to plant on their land.

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SS Unit 2

Westward Expansion

Term	Definition
Transcontinental Railroad	Railroad connecting the east coast to the west coast.
Coolies	Chinese immigrants.
Promentory Point Utah	Union pacific and the Central pacific met up in building the railroad.
Homesteader	Someone who came to the plains during the Home Stead act.
Homestead Act	Act set up by the goverment that gave land away for very little, but you had to stay for 5 years.
Sodbuster	Nick name given to people on the plains who had to rip up the sod in order to plant on their land.
Soddy	House made of sod.