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US History #5
Chapter 5 Section 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Time Zone - | a geographical region in which the same standard time is kept |
| Land Grant - | a grant of land by the federal government |
| Pacific Railway Act - | provided for the construction of a transcontinental railroad by two corporations. |
| Grenville Dodge - | former Union general |
| Leland Stanford - | grocer |
| Cornelius Vanderbuilt - | one of the most successful railroad consolidators |
| Jay Gould - | notoriously corrupt railroad owner |
| Credit Mobilier - | construction company set up by several stockholders of the Union Pacific Railroad |
| James J. Hill - | built and operated the Great Northern Railroad. |