Lesson 1 9
Big farms in the south are called
What is plantations
A barrier of ships or troops to keep people from moving out of an area
What is a blockade
In the mid-1800's a theory going around was that germs caused what
What is a disease
An early settler is also know as a what
What is a pioneer
Abraham Lincoln signed _________ which means new settlers received 160 acres of land for $18.00
What is the homestead act
An agreement between two sides
What is a compromise
Guns could shoot further and were more
what is accurate
12 year old's went into war as what
what is a drummer-boy
To move from one nation to another is what
What is manifest destiny
Severe storms without rain is called what
what is a drought
A secret train
what is an underground railroad
During the Civil War weapons were what
What is improved
African Americans celebrate June 19th for their freedom and they call it what
What is Juneteenth
A railroad that stretches across the country is known as what.
What is a transcontinental railroad
__________ directs water from a source to the place you need it
What is irrigation
Lloyd Garrison was a what
What is an abolitionist
To join the military
What is enlist
Almost no-one could afford what
What is food
An event that happened in 1849
What is the gold rush
Farmers used a method during the winter called what
What is dry farming
Nebraska was split into what two nations
What is Nebraska territory and Kansas territory
The Merrimack's nickname
What is the Virginia
Clara Barton was the most famous what
What is a volunteer nurses
These ______ ended at railroad towns
What are cattle drives
The settlers on the prairie were called what
What is a sodbuster