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SS Unit 2
Westward Expansion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Transcontinital Railroad | railroad that crosses the Continent. The first transcontinental railroad In the United states was completed in 1869 |
| coolies | immigrants from China where called coolies because of the way they dressed. |
| Promontory Point, Utah | Where the railroads meet |
| Homesteaders | 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. |