Vocabulary
Rich streaks of ore running between rock layers
What is a lode?
Miners found gold in the West, leading to the creation of the new states.
What is Gold, Sliver, and Boomtowns?
The California Gold Rush had ended by...
He painted the Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonard da Vinci?
Towns that developed around mine sites
What is a boomtown?
Railroads transported gold and silver to market and brought supplies to the miners.
What is Railroads Connect East and West?
Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming, and Idaho all joined the U.S...
What is from 1876-1890?
The largest contiguous empire in history
What is the Mongol Empire?
Financial aid and grants from the government
What is a subsidy?
Ranchers herded their cattle to railroad towns and shipped them to new markets in the North and East.
What is Cattle on the Plain?
The transcontinental railroad would begin in...
What is the 1850s?
This many people walked on the moon.
What is 12 people?
People who herd cattle
Cowhands and ranchers lived a difficult lives on the Plains.
What is Life on the Great Plains?
The two sets of tracks met at Promontory Summit in Utah
What is May 10, 1869?
The capital of Egypt
What is Cairo?
The herding of cattle 1,000 miles or more to meet the railroads
What is the Long Drive?
Free land and new farming methods brought many settlers to the Great Plains.
What is the Farmers Settle the Plains?
American Railway Association divided the country into four time zones in
What is 1883?
The year the Cold War ended.
What is 1989?