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SFDSCH18sect1-2

SFDS Chapter 18 Sections 1 and 2

Key ItemDefinition
Lodes Rich streaks of ore sandwiched between layers of lock.
Comstock Lode Named after Henry Comstock, silver bearing ore, thousands of mines open around it.
boomtowns Towns that grew up almost overnight around mining sites.
vigilantes citizens in boomtowns that take the law into their own hands.
ghost towns boomtowns that are abandoned as the mine runs dry.
transcontinental rail road railroad that spans the whole continent to connect the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
Union Pacific Company worked on the transcontinental railroad from Omaha, NE to the west.
Central Pacific Company worked on the transcontinental railroad from Sacramento, CA to the east
Promontory Point, Utah Territory The place where the two companies met to connect the transcontinental railroad.
Effects of the Railroad 1. Brought thousands of workers to the west. 2.Steelindustry grew due to the need for more rails for more tracks. 3.Coal Industry 4. Rail car production 5. Construction Companies 6.New towns 7. Time Zones.
Open range Not fenced in or divided into lots
Vaqueros Hispanic ranch hands from the southwest
Homestead Act gave 160 free acres of land to any settler who paid a filing fee and lived on the land for 5 years
Exodusters What thousands of African Americans who migrated from the southern states to Kansas called themselves.
Dry Farming Planting the seeds deep in the ground where there was some moisture.
Brand Symbol that is burned into the cattles hide.
Sodbuster Homesteaders who lived in a sod house.
Oklahoma Land Rush The event that took place on April 22, 1889. Thousands of people rush into Indian Territory for free land.
Created by: Mrs. Hastings
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