Walstrom History at Wautoma set 1
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| strike | many people finding gold
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| lode | large deposit of ore
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| boom town | a city that springs up because of the discovery of gold
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| open range | land without fences that is widespread
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| railheads | major railroad ports where cattle was driven, to travel to Chicago
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| cattle drive | the drive of cattle from Texas to the railheads
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| Homestead Act | Federal government offered 160 acres to farm for 5 years
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| sod | thick grass and roots that was used to build houses on the plains
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| technology | the advancement of tools or objects that helped society<br><br>steel plows were invented to improve farming<br><br>barb wire was used to mark land lines and keep livestock on the land
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| dry farming | cutting deep ditched between rows of plants so the roots or the plants could receive the water more easily
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| nomad | people that traveled from place to place without a permanent home
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| reservations | land given to the Native Americans by the government
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| Americanize | attempts by the government to make Native Americans assimilate to our culture
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| The Dawes Act | gave a family 160 acres and individuals 80 acres - it was an attempt to americanize Native Americans
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| land grants | gift of land to railroad companies to build tracks of railroads
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| transcontinental railroad | railroad that traveled coast to coast, across the United States
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| rail lines | railroad tracks - along the lines, cities grew
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| time zones | standard boundaries that divided time in a given area. The US was divided into 4 different time zones.
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| mechanization | the process of companies to expand by using machines to produce goods
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| industry | businesses involved in manufacturing, transportation and communication
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| Thomas Edison | invented the light bulb and the use of central power stations
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| Andrew Carnegie | invested and helped the steel industry grow
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| corporations | business that sells stock and invests its money in its company
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| John D. Rockefeller | founder of Standard Oil, which held a near monopoly on the oil market
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| monopoly | a company that controlled all of the products or service of a given commodity - had no competition
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