Transcontinental Railroad
What is the transcontinental railroad?
A railroad that ran from Nebraska to California linking the east and west coasts of the United States.
What is a pioneer?
A settler who moves from one place to another; usually the first to arrive.
Where did cattle drives begin?
Texas
Pieces of land set aside by the U.S. for Native Americans are called:
reservations
Service where horse riders delivered mail in a very short amount of time.
Pony Express
Name two companies that began building the railroad.
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Homestead Act
Name a famous black cowboy
Bose Ikard
Bill Picket
Who won the Battle of Little Bighorn and who did they defeat?
Native Americans defeated General Custer
A device that sent messages through morse code.
Telegraph
The Union Pacific built track in what direction: eastward or westward?
Westward
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
There weren't many trees in the plains. How did pioneers build their homes? What were some pros and cons of these homes?
The built "soddies" out of soil and water.
*Depends on answer given*
Why did people flock to California all at once?
A man found gold at Sutter's Mill, so people rushed hoping to find their fortune.
What did Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe try to do with his people when they realized they couldn't keep fighting the U.S. government?
Told all men, women, and children to escape to Canada.
U.S. soldiers tracked them down and captured them 40 miles from the Canadian border.
Double Jeopardy
A cattle trail that went from Texas to Abilene, Kansas
Chisholm Trail
The Central Pacific built track in what direction: eastward or westward?
Eastward
What was the weather like in the Great Plains?
Lots of natural disasters like fires and tornadoes/dust storms
Did miners or entrepreneurs do better in California?
Entrepreneurs because they were able to open multiple businesses to make a profit.
Explain what happened as a result of the Massacre at Wounded Knee.
The Native Americans stopped resisting and fighting the homesteaders and immigrants coming to the West. They had lost their fighting drive after the events at Wounded Knee.
A person looking for gold in California is called a:
Gold Miner or 49er
Where did both the Union and Central Pacific tracks meet?
Promontory Point, Utah
What are the requirements of the Homestead Act?
Man over 21 and must have a woman to lead the household
Live on and farm the land for 5 years
Pay a $10 fee
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
Name two famous Cattle Trails and their importance.
Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Cattle Trail. Both started in Texas and guided the cattle to the railroads where they were put on trains and shipped out to large cities.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
Describe what happened to the Lakota Tribe when they signed the Treaty of 1868 with the U.S. government.
-The tribe was promised the Black Hills and the surrounding area forever
-Miners were illegally mining gold in Lakota Territory
-U.S. wanted the land back but Sitting Bull refused
-Lead to the Battle of Little Bighorn
A person who takes a risk in opening a business for a profit:
Entrepreneur