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us history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| transcontinental railroad | rail road that stretched for west to east |
| barbed wire | fence for cattle that closed open range |
| comstock lode | gold |
| boom towns | where cattle was brought in and miners bought supplies |
| dime novels | novels for a dime about outlaws and cowboys |
| morrill land grants | distributed millions of acres of western territory to state government |
| wheat belt | were they grew wheat great plains |
| bonanza farms | big farm |
| the grange | political party |
| omaha platform | wanted silver wanted income tax, secret ballot, 8 hour work days, immigration control |