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SS Unit 2
Westward Expansion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Transcontinental Railroad | A railroad across the continent that transported mail and goods |
| Coolies | Immagrants |
| Promontory point, Utah Territory | A special golden spike was staked in the railroad to symbolize the success of the railroad |
| homesteader | settlers who claimed land through the homestead act |
| homestead act | this law offered free land to American citizens and immigrants who were willing to start new farms on the great plains |
| sodbuster | People who had to burst through hard thick soil called sod |
| soddy | a house made of sod |