People / Names
They transported cattle from Texas to Kansas.
Explain both a push and pull factor.
Push: something that is forcing you to leave an area. (what you need)
Pull: something that is pulling you into an area (what you like )
what does the term "migrate" mean?
move from one region or habitat to another according
What ocean borders the west coast of the U.S
Pacific ocean
Who are Ms. O'Connell's favorite music artists
Drake & Justin Bieber
What is the point named in Utah where the two major railway lines connected, completing the transcontinental railroad?
Golden Spike
What were 3 ways the U.S. planned to deal with Native Americans?
1. Assimilate
2. Fight
3. Relocate
What "Manifest Destiny"
the right of our manifest destiny to over spread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federaltive development of self government entrusted to us....
Why were Buffalo so important to the Native Americans?
What do the 13 stripes on the U.S. flag represent?
The original 13 colonies
Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?
A wealthy co-owner of the transcontinental railroad and many private railways lines
How did Barbed Wire change the great plains?
The great plains were no longer open, now there were divisions and structure.
What is a "soddie"
First type of home in the west when new travelers were settling. Made out of sod (grass, water and mud)
Explain the phrase
“Kill the Indian,
Save the Man”
Assimilate native americans to the new american culture rather than kill them
Which President served the most terms in U.S. history?
F.D.R
Who was the president during the Louisiana Purchase (purchase that doubled the size of the U.S. & started westward expansion)
Thomas Jefferson
What year was the transcontiental railroad completed?
May 10th, 1869
What is a land speculator?
Land speculators were people who hoped to
buy land for cheap using this act and then
selling it later for a profit.
Once the railroads were done, how long would it take to travel across the United States....be specific
1 week
What is Ms. O'Connell's favorite food?
French Fries
When faced with Native Americans, one goal was to relocate them. A major relocation became known as the trail of tears, which was set up by which president?
Andrew Jackson
What was the Homestead Act?
made it possible
for people to get cheap land (160
Acres). Land given by the government
What is an "Exoduster"
50,000 African Americans left the
south for the west calling themselves the
Exodusters.
What is a regulatory agency?
When the government takes part in a private business to control, regulate money and workers.
Who was George Pullman?
produced sleeper cars and dining cars to make travel more comfortable.