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Western Expansion
Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bessemer Process | was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open hearth furnace. |
| Telephone | a system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals. |
| Great Plains | is a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, and grassland, located in America and Canada. |
| Indian Wars | is the name used in the United States to describe a series of conflicts between White settlers or the federal government and the Indigenous population of North America. |
| American Indian Citizenship Act | |
| Transcontinental Railroad | |
| Thomas Edison | |
| Klondlike Gold Rush | |
| Reservations | |
| Alexander Graham Bell | |
| Frontier | |
| Homestead Act | |
| Dawes Act |