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ss unit 2
Westward Expansion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| transcontinetntal railroad | railroad that crosses a continent the first transcontinental railroad in the US was completed in 1869 |
| coolies | Chinese immigrants |
| promontory point, utah | place in northwestern Utah where tracks of the union 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 the great plains |
| sodbuster | great plains farmer of the late 1800's who had to cut through sod, or thick grass, before planting crops |
| soddy | house made out of grass and dirt |
| red cloud | indina cheif who didnt like the railroad who didnt want the railroad by his house. |