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Unit 2, History
Westward Expansion/Geography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| physical features of Great Plains | flat, land eroded, low rain, dust storms, settled after Civil War. |
| reasons westward expansion | technology,transcontinental railroad,land ownership,gold\sliver. |
| inventions\adaptations | barbed wire,dry farming,steel plows,windmills. |
| transportation resources | moving natural resources,moving iron ore, moving finished made goods to national markets. |
| manufacturing areas | new england,detroit,pittsburg,chicago. |
| regions of us | NE,SE,SW,midwest,rocky mts,pacific,noncontiguous. |
| cities to know | boston,santa fe,denver,la,honolulu,st.louis,juneau,detriot,san francesco,NY, san antonio... |
| impact of west expansion on indians | forced relocation,population,went down,assimilation,homelands lost. |
| indians fight against west expansion | battle of little bighorn,sitting bull,geronimo,chief joseph. |