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us history
Question | Answer |
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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 |