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These are some "pro's" to the development of the Transcontinental Railroad ...
What is faster travel times and the establishment of Standardized Time Zones
Who were Exodusters?
These were former slaves who headed out west to take advantage of land granted in the Homestead Act.
What is the Homestead Act of 1862?
This granted 160 acres of land on the Western Frontier to applicants.
What is the 49'ers?
This was a nickname for the early gold miners on the Western Frontier.
What is a monopoly?
When one or a few businesses corner the market and own all of a certain industry.
What is a "Pull" factory?
What type of "Push"/"Pull" factor would the discovery of gold in the West be?
Who are the Chinese?
This group of immigrants were brought to the Western Frontier to work on the railroads.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
An Act intended to keep more Chinese from entering the US in the late 1800s.
What is ''Panning"?
This was the easiest way to find gold on the frontier.
These were some positive effects of the use of Barbed Wire.
Better crop yields and more variety of beef.
What is Migration?
When a group of people move around within a region or area.
Who are the Sioux?
This tribe is most associated with the Battle of Little Bighorn.
What is their hides?
This is mainly the only thing white frontiersmen wanted from the buffalo.
Who was Custer?
He was the famous American General who died at Little Big Horn.
In the Homestead Act of 1862, this is what applicants had to agree to do.
Live on the land for 5 years and "improve" it.
What is Ghost Towns?
Boom towns on the Western Frontier often turned in to this when miners left the area.
What is Assimilation?
When one culture is forced to conform or adapt to another culture.
What is the Dawes Act?
The final U.S. government legislation to solve the "Indian problem".
What is Native Americans?
This group of people saw "land" as communal and not something to be owned.
What is "Cattle" ranching?
This type of ranching played a major economic role in the growth of the Western Frontier.
what is the populist party?
This political party was formed by farmers(Grangers) to fight for better conditions and more rights.
This was a goal of the Dawes Act of 1887.
What is the breaking up of the tribal system and reduced size of reservations.
What is no more "long cattle drives" and negative impacts on Native American and buffalo migrations.
This is how barbed wire brought an end to the classic "cowboy" and the legendary Western Frontier.
In our "Two Party" system, what type of party was the Populist Party?
the third party system
What is "nomadic"?
The introduction of the horse allowed many tribes to lead this type of lifestyle.