Question | Answer |
In 1862, the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads built this . . . | Transcontinental Railroad |
Immigrants from Ireland and China came to America to | work on the railroad |
The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged ___________________ to settle land in the West. | farmers and ranchers |
William F. Cody (Wild Bill), was famous for _________________ | killing thousands of buffalo |
Before settlers moved west, the Great Plains had been give to who? | Native Americans |
Gold was discovered in 1874 in ____________ which was holy land to the Indians. | Black Hills of the South Dakota |
Custer's Last Stand in 1876, took place where? | Little Big Horn |
The Dawes Severality Act in 1887 promised Native Americans a life outside of the reservations. Why did it fail? | Indians were roamers, not farmers |
In 1890, Indians were doing a Ghost Dance and ended up having an entire tribe killed. It's known as _______________ | Wounded Knee |
How did ranchers get their cattle to the cities so they could be butchered? | Cattle Drives |
Making a train track that went all the way across the United States is called . . . | Transcontinental |
This is relatively flat land with good soil for growing crops. | prairie |
When people purchased 160 acres of land for $10, they were called . . . | Homesteaders |
Another name for a miner is . . . | Prospector |
When mining towns were built quickly, they were called . . . | Boom Towns |
When beliefs and customs passed from one generation to the next. | Tradition |