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a method of crop production in which moisture is conserved in the soil during dry weather
dry farming
the movement by cowboys of large heards of cattle from one place to another
cattle drive
the nickname given to a person who settled on the Great Plains and had to break up the thickly rooted grass, or sod, to build a home and plant crop
sodbuster
the idea that the U.S. has a right to add territory until it reached the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
why did people move to California
to get rich
why did people move out west
for resources/raw materials and crowded cities
the quick movement of people to a place where gold has been discovered
Gold rush
early settlers
pioneer
how did pioneers adapt to living on the prairie
by using irrigation
a long period of low or no rainfall
drought
a person who migrated to the west to take advantage of the Homestead Act
Homesteader
why did pioneers use sod to build houses
what helped with life on the prairie
iron plows and barbed wire
what did railroads help
the cattle industry
a railroad that stretches across the country/continental
Transcontinental railroad
what helped to make travel easy and changed the economy
railroads
what did factories in the east need from the west to make products
raw materials
the use of technology to get water to crops
irrigation
the movement by cowboys of large herds of cattle from one place to another
cattle drive
the idea that the U.S. has a right to add territory until it reached the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
why did people rush to Oklahoma in 1890
to get free land
a law passed in 1862 where settlers were promised 16 acres of land in the West for $18
Homestead Act
the nickname given to a person who settled on the Great Plains and had to break up the thickly rooted grass, or sod, to build a home and plant crop
sodbuster
early settlers
pioneers
why did people rush to Oklahoma in 1890
to get free land