Railroad
How many companies were used to build the railroad?
Two Companies
Who destroyed most of the Native American land?
New Settlers
The Gold Rush happened in what state?
California
What was the Homestead Act? Who created it?
New settlers received 160 acres for $18. President Lincoln.
They were paid with money and land. Workers were chinese immigrants.
What were the Native Americans main source for everything?
Buffalo
What was the Gold Rush?
Movement of people traveling west after the discovering of gold.
What was the requiremnets of the Homestead Act?
Pay $18, Build a home within 6 months, Had to stay on land for atleast 5 years.
What was the meaning of the Golden Spike?
The completion of the railroad.
How many buffalo did it start with & ended with?
Started with 15 miliion and ended with 1,000
What year did the Gold Rush take place?
1849
Homes were built near where?
Hills and railroads.
What was used to make blasting through tunnels possible?
Gun powder
New Settlers killed buffalo for what?
Meat, Hides, & Sport
What were the positives of the Gold Rush?
More money and oppertunities.
Why did sodbusters build their house out of sod?
Not many trees were on the prairie land, plenty of sod.
What was the date the Transcontinetal railroad completed?
May 10, 1869
What was an effect of the Native American tribe?
Native Americans lost most of their land.
What were the negatives of the Gold Rush?
Ruined towns and farms, caused pollution.
Who invented the steel plow, mechanical reaper, & barbed wire?
Steel Plow= John Deere
Mechanical Reaper= Cyrus McCormick
Barbed Wire= Joseph Glidden