TCRR
Where did the TCRR meet?
Promontory Point, Utah
Why is hydraulicking so bad for the environment?
It uses highly pressurized water to blast away large amounts of Earth, which is very damaging to Earth's geographical features
What are reservations?
Legally defined portions of land allocated for federally recognized Native American tribes
The definition of the American Frontier is?
A place of opportunity, patriotism, new beginnings, and community
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints belongs to what religion?
Which group(s) of immigrants helped build the Transcontinental Railroad?
The Chinese and Irish immigrants
What was a bonanza farm?
A large, commercial farming enterprises that grew thousands of acres of wheat
The battle of Little BigHorn was lead by which Indian leaders?
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
What were the four Conditions of the Homestead Act of 1862?
1. File an application
2.Build a 12’x14’ shelter
3. Plant crops for 5 years
4.File for a deed
What is a boomtown?
A town undergoing rapid growth due to sudden prosperity (usually short lived)
True or False: The Union Pacific Railroad started in Omaha, Nebraska and built into the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains
True
The machine that helps harvest ripe crops more efficiently is called a what?
Who was the Carlisle family?
The owners of the most well known school for Indians to assimilate; the Carlisle Indian School
Prospectors were moving west in the hopes of striking it rich from gold and silver in what 5 main states?
California, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, and Montana
Who are cowboys and what did they do?
A diverse group of worker including Civil War veterans, African American freedmen, Mexicans, and Native Americans. They herded cattle and livestock to a certain location,usually on horseback.
How far apart were windmills from each other along the path of the TCRR?
About 20 miles apart
What was the Homestead Act of 1862?
That any adult citizen (21 years or older), who had never borne arms against the United States could claim 160 acres of government land
What name was given to African Americans who migrated to the western territories from the eastern and southern states?
Exodusters
Why did family-run farms influence the agricultural economic so much in the Great Plains?
The soil in the Great Plains was very rich, well-drained, Mollisol soil (great for crop production)
What provided a 10 year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the U.S.?
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
The Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 did what?
It gave bonds between $16,000 and $48,000 for each mile of construction along with huge land grants to the railroad companies working on the TCRR
What is farming in which all of the crops or livestock are used to maintain the farmers and their families called?
Its called substance farming
The Dawes Act of 1887 wanted to do what?
Wanted Indians to assimilate to the white man culture, and forget communal traditions so that they could be replaced with a culture based on the individual
What state was the first to grant women the right to vote?
Wyoming: first passed a women's suffrage law in December of 1869
What provided U.S. states and territories with public land to establish colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts?
The Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862