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What is the act of reclaiming land/ bringing water to land so it can be farmed?
reclamation
100
What is the name of the place that cares for children whose parents have died?
an orphanage
100
What do we call a chance to learn or do something?
 an opportunity
100
What is the gathering place where people went to learn about new things and ideas?
a Chautauqua
100
What is the act of letting cattle feed on open land without restrictions?
open range
200
What is the word that refers to both grain and farming?
grange
200
What do we call the mark that burns a symbol into an animal's hide?
a brand
200
What is the name of the Democrats who lived south of the Platte River?
South Platters
200
What is the name of a group of people who share similar political ideas?
political party
200
What was the name give to Republicans who lived north of the Platte River?
North Platters
300
A ______________ is a gift given for the purpose of influencing a decision or judgement.
bribe
300
____________ is the town where men bribed government leaders with ice cream.
Yankee Hill
300

The _____________    _____________ is the industry in which Texas ranchers shipped their cattle to markets in the East and Europe.

cattle trade

300
_______   ___________ helped farmers find information and crop markets.
The Grange
300
The __________-____________    __________ stated that a person could claim 160 acres by planting 10 of them with trees and caring form them for 8 years.
Timber-Claim Act
400
The _____________   ___________ gave farmers money for irrigation and for growing new crops.
Reclamation Act
400
The ______________    _______________ were meetings where people learned about religions, society, and culture.
Chautauqua Movement
400
__________   ________________ brought children to Nebraska from the East so people could adopt them.
Orphan trains
400
The __________-_______________   ___________ showed that Nebraska was becoming more modern.
Trans-Mississippi Exposition
400
The Republicans were called the __________ Platters and the Democrats were called the ___________ Platters.
North, South
500
T/F: Ranchers used brands to mark their cattle.
True
500
T/F: The West being too cold was a reason the capital city stayed in the East.
False - Indian raids, few settlers, and lack of transportation (railroad, river boats) etc were a few of the reasons however
500
T/F: Barbed squires and windpoles were two of the inventions that changed the way people lived in Nebraska.
False - barbed WIRE & windMILLS were the two inventions ;)
500
T/F: The cattle industry began in Nebraska because people learned that cattle thrived in the Sandhills and among the prairie grasses.
True
500
T/F: The Populists wanted many changes - one of them being that they should have more silver coins, not gold ones.
True - they also wanted the government to own the railroads, lower taxes, lower shipping fees via train, old soldiers to get paid for their service by the government, and for all students to go to school.
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