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