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Crossing Continents
Chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Union Pacific Railroad Company | began building railroad in the east; Irish immigrants worked for this company helping to build the railroad; had to build across the plains |
| Central Pacific Railroad Company | began building railroad in the west (started in California); mainly Chinese immigrants working to build railroad |
| Homestead Act | gov. offered land (for very little money) to settlers, they had to work the land and settle in the west. This helped encourage people to settle in the west. |
| Cattle Drives | ranchers herded cattle from the west to the east and north to make $$$$$! They could sell the cattle for more $ in the east and the north because cattle was scarce there. This ended in the late 1800's |
| Battle of Little Bighorn | Lakota indians fought against american armies. Indians won-----but the gov. army grew stronger and forced indians into reservations. Custer's last Sand (he was killed in the battle) |
| Effects Of The Transcontinental Railroad | *increased pop. in west *easier to travel from east to west *destroyed land and habitats in these areas *conflicts with native americans *increased trade, more business in west *decreased buffalo pop. |
| Challenges For The Chinese Immigrants Working To Build The Railroad | ***Challenges for the Chinese immigrants working to build the railroad *dangerous work conditions (weather, dynamite, etc.) *very poor pay *food water shortages *discrimination/ prejudice *hard work |
| Inventions That Helped Settlers On The Great Plains In The West | Steel plows-helped farmers farm crops on plains Windmills –pumped water for settlers in west Barbed wire – helped farmers protect crops from cattle Dry farming – used moisture stored in soil to water crops instead of rainfall |
| More Inventions | Telegraph – faster and easier communication Railroad – better travel Blue jeans-Levi Strauss made so miners had tough pants |
| Changes For Native Americans as People Moved To The West | *gov. leaders |
| Effects of people searching for gold in the west | Effects of people searching for gold in the west *Boomtowns *increased populations in the west *ghost towns (when people moved on to find gold elsewhere) *conflicts with Native Americans---gov. wanted land to mine for gold |
| more effects of people searching for gold in the west | *dangerous working conditions for some miners *creation of blue jeans *some wealth was found (not much) |
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