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SS unit 2
westward expansion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Transcontinental Railroal | Railroad that crossed the continent. The first transcontinental railroad in the U.S that was completed in 1869 |
| coolies | Chinese people who came to america to help build the railroad |
| homesteaters | setters who claimed land on the Great plains under the homestead act |
| Promontory Point,Utah | where the railroad started |
| homestead act | law signed in 1862 offering free land to people willing to start new farms on the Great Plains |
| sod busters | Great Plains farmer of the late 1800s who had cut through sod, or thick grass, before planting crops |
| soddy | earth,grass,and dirt used to make houses |