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Economy
Inventions
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100
1803
When was the Louisiana purchase bought?
100
1830
What year did the Indian Removal Act pass?
100
Corn or Wheat
What was a common crop in the West?
100
Quick and Safe
What were the advantages of the train compared to a covered wagon?
100
They could acquire different jobs
What aspect of jobs changed for women as they moved west?
200
The British and their Indian allies
Who did America fight in the war of 1812?
200
The construction of the railroads
What did the Transcontinental Railroad Acts aid in?
200
Overhunting and the disturbance of their natural habitat
Why did the American Bison almost become extinct?
200
Samuel Colt
Who made the first revolver?
200
They were treated better and paid more
What was a benefit to black women as they moved west?
300
Indian Wars
What were the series of conflicts between the Native Americans, settlers, and the United States Army called?
300
Abraham Lincoln
Which president signed the Homestead Act of 1862?
300
California
Where was the first gold rush?
300
about one week
How long did it take to get from the east coast to California by train?
300
Wyoming
Which state was the first to grant women's suffrage?
400
5
How many tribes were involved in the Trail of Tears?
400
To aquire funds to setup reservations
What was the purpose of the 1851 Appropriations Act?
400
It allowed for the West to ship their goods to the East
How did the railroad help economy?
400
Irrigation
What made farmland in the dry arid west more productive?
400
The normal rules for women in the workplace
What did the West eliminate from the womens' workplace?
500
828,000 square miles
How many square miles was the Louisiana purchase?
500
Dawes Act
What act allowed the reservations to be cut into small sections?
500
Great Britain
Which country demanded a large supply of meat from America?
500
about 35,000
How many miles of railroad track was there by 1865?
500
12
How many west states were the first ones to grant women's sufrage?
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