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wautoma history wal
Walstrom History at Wautoma set 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| strike | many people finding gold |
| lode | large deposit of ore |
| boom town | a city that springs up because of the discovery of gold |
| open range | land without fences that is widespread |
| railheads | major railroad ports where cattle was driven, to travel to Chicago |
| cattle drive | the drive of cattle from Texas to the railheads |
| Homestead Act | Federal government offered 160 acres to farm for 5 years |
| sod | thick grass and roots that was used to build houses on the plains |
| technology | the advancement of tools or objects that helped society<br><br>steel plows were invented to improve farming<br><br>barb wire was used to mark land lines and keep livestock on the land |
| dry farming | cutting deep ditched between rows of plants so the roots or the plants could receive the water more easily |
| nomad | people that traveled from place to place without a permanent home |
| reservations | land given to the Native Americans by the government |
| Americanize | attempts by the government to make Native Americans assimilate to our culture |
| The Dawes Act | gave a family 160 acres and individuals 80 acres - it was an attempt to americanize Native Americans |
| land grants | gift of land to railroad companies to build tracks of railroads |
| transcontinental railroad | railroad that traveled coast to coast, across the United States |
| rail lines | railroad tracks - along the lines, cities grew |
| time zones | standard boundaries that divided time in a given area. The US was divided into 4 different time zones. |
| mechanization | the process of companies to expand by using machines to produce goods |
| industry | businesses involved in manufacturing, transportation and communication |
| Thomas Edison | invented the light bulb and the use of central power stations |
| Andrew Carnegie | invested and helped the steel industry grow |
| corporations | business that sells stock and invests its money in its company |
| John D. Rockefeller | founder of Standard Oil, which held a near monopoly on the oil market |
| monopoly | a company that controlled all of the products or service of a given commodity - had no competition |
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