Homesteading
Why was the west once called "The Great American Desert"?
There were no trees
This is a piece of land in the western region that was claimed and lived on
Homestead
What country were most of the railroad workers from?
China
What did most people travel in to head west?
A wagon
Homesteading was what genre of video?
A documentary
What was the primary reason people moved to the west?
Lots of land at reduced prices
What is it called when you're hired for a job?
Employed
Why did the Chinese originally come to America?
The Gold Rush
What is one reason people headed west?
Gold, land, freedom
The Celestials' Railroad is what genre?
Magazine article
What were houses built with on the prairie?
Sod, sometimes lumber if they could find it
This is the act of giving up something valued to get something else
sacrifice
What jobs did the Chinese do that others wouldn't do?
Use dynamite to blast tunnels, graded hills, filled in gorges
Who were the first mapmakers to travel in the west?
Lewis and Clark
What genre is Explore the Wild West?
Informational
What was the Homestead Act?
It gave land to those that worked hard
What is a set of beliefs called?
Ideology
Where did the two railroads meet?
Promontory, Utah
In 1803, the United States doubled its size with a single purchase of land - what is that purchase called?
Lousinana Purchase
A simile.
Name one media technique used in the Homesteading video.
Sound effects, experts, live action, animation
What does celestial mean?
Something that is celestial is heavenly
What made Chinese immigrants different from other groups that came to America?
They didn't want to stay. Their families stayed back home in China.
What was the biggest danger on the wagon trail?
Disease
They walked forever is what type of figurative language?
A hyperbole