Railroad companies ___________, which changed the environment.

Transcontinental Railroad

___________: one that stretches across the country from one coast to another.

Unfair practices were affecting cosumers

___________ so laws were passed to regulate them.

___________: Texas Ranchers driving Longhorns hundreds of miles north to railroad lines in Kansas and Missouri.

The number of federal land grants that a state received under the Morrill Act was based on the ___________.

___________: Towns that sprung up along railroad lines during cattle drives.

Land for homesteaders was scarce

___________ which made the Homestead Act less successful in establishing small farms than it could have been.

___________: buying or selling something in large quantities at lower prices

___________: self-appointed law enforces

the gauge of the tracks

Before a national network of railroads could exist, it was necessary to ___________.

___________: is financial aid or a land grant from the governement.

___________: railroad companies divided up the business in the area, then fixed their prices at a higher level.

it led to economic and population growth in the west

The overall effect the Transcontinental Railroad had on the United States was ___________.

___________: Skilled riders who herded cattle on ranches in Mexico, California, and Southwest

___________: set aside federal lands to create colleges to "benefit the agricultural and mechanical arts

___________: name for Plains farmers who had to cut through sod to get to the dirt below to farm

___________: a group of farmers who pooled their money together to buy seeds and tools wholesale.

disease and the climate

The cattle boom was ended by new settlements in the West and problems with ___________.

the harsh environment presented many difficulties

Farming the western plains was difficult because ___________.

___________: increasing the money supply causes increased prices and wreck the economy.`

___________: to change a process or action so it is performed by a machine.

They had the money to buy the expensive machinery to dig deeply underground

___________ are why large companies were able to take over most of the mining operation in the West.

taught American cowhands about riding, roping, and branding.

Vaqueros were critical to the development of the cattle industry in the West because they ___________.

you need to find this answer.

How did the expansion of ranching lead to the growth of new towns in the West?

Help

Options

focusNode

Didn't know it?
click below

Knew it?
click below

Don't Know

Remaining cards (0)

Know

retry

shuffle

restart

0:00

Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

Normal Size Small Size show me how

Olivia SS Topic 10

Lesson 1 and 2

Term	Definition
Lode	a rich vein of gold or silver
cut through forests	Railroad companies ___________, which changed the environment.
Transcontinental Railroad	___________: one that stretches across the country from one coast to another.
Unfair practices were affecting cosumers	___________ so laws were passed to regulate them.
Cattle Drive	___________: Texas Ranchers driving Longhorns hundreds of miles north to railroad lines in Kansas and Missouri.
population	The number of federal land grants that a state received under the Morrill Act was based on the ___________.
Cow Town	___________: Towns that sprung up along railroad lines during cattle drives.
Land for homesteaders was scarce	___________ which made the Homestead Act less successful in establishing small farms than it could have been.
Wholesale	___________: buying or selling something in large quantities at lower prices
Vigilante	___________: self-appointed law enforces
the gauge of the tracks	Before a national network of railroads could exist, it was necessary to ___________.
Subsidy	___________: is financial aid or a land grant from the governement.
Pool	___________: railroad companies divided up the business in the area, then fixed their prices at a higher level.
it led to economic and population growth in the west	The overall effect the Transcontinental Railroad had on the United States was ___________.
Vaquero	___________: Skilled riders who herded cattle on ranches in Mexico, California, and Southwest
Morrill Acts	___________: set aside federal lands to create colleges to "benefit the agricultural and mechanical arts
Sodbuster	___________: name for Plains farmers who had to cut through sod to get to the dirt below to farm
Copperative	___________: a group of farmers who pooled their money together to buy seeds and tools wholesale.
disease and the climate	The cattle boom was ended by new settlements in the West and problems with ___________.
the harsh environment presented many difficulties	Farming the western plains was difficult because ___________.
Gauge	___________: widths
Inflation	___________: increasing the money supply causes increased prices and wreck the economy.`
Mechanization	___________: to change a process or action so it is performed by a machine.
They had the money to buy the expensive machinery to dig deeply underground	___________ are why large companies were able to take over most of the mining operation in the West.
taught American cowhands about riding, roping, and branding.	Vaqueros were critical to the development of the cattle industry in the West because they ___________.
you need to find this answer.	How did the expansion of ranching lead to the growth of new towns in the West?

Created by: user-2062371

"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries: