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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who invented the telegraph | Samuel F. B. Morse |
| How did the telegraph help Americans communicate? | They could instantly communicate across long distances using electric signals |
| Why was the transcontinental railroad built? | To link the United States from east to west coast, to make travel and trade easier and faster |
| How did the railroad companies finance the first transcontinental railroad/ | Took a loan through the Pacific Railway Act |
| Homestead | a settler's land and home |
| What special offer did the Homestead Act make to encourage settlement of the Great Plains? | Adult U.S. citizens and immigrants wanting to become citizens could get 160 acres of land by making small payments and farming the land for five years. |
| Sodbuster | name given to Great Plains farmers because they had to break through so much thick soil, called sod, in order to farm |
| Drought | long period with little or no rain |
| Exoduster | African American settler who called him or herself after Exodus, a book of the Bible |
| Why did different groups of people settle on the Great Plains? | they like the offer and low prices of the Homestead Act |
| Why did settlers build their homes of sod? | There were few trees on the Great Plains |
| What caused the growth and decline of the cattle industry? | The growth was because of the large supply in Texas and high demand in East but it declined when railroads became more widespread, removing the need for cattle drives |
| What is the difference between supply and demand? | when supply is high, prices go down but when demand is high prices go up |
| Who is Nat Love? | A cowboy who wrote a book abut his trail adventures |
| what are Vasqueros | Mexican cowhand |
| Why did the Great Plains buffalo almost become extinct? | Settlers killed their habitats, cattle brought deadly diseases, and hunters killed them |
| What cause conflicts between the Indians and U.S. soldiers on the Great Plains? | The U.S. government tried to force Indians to live on reservations and to populate Indian lands with settlers |
| What attempts did the government use to try to change the Indians' way of life? | Made Indian religious ceremonies illegal, sent Indian children to schools where they were not allowed to speak their native language |
| What are the 4 major cattle trails that led from Texas to the Great Plains railheads? | Shawnee, Chisholm, Great Western, and Goodnight-Loving Trails |
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