U.S. Geography
The western coast of the United States borders this major ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
In addition to gold, this precious metal was also found in high amounts during the Gold Rush
What is silver?
The railroad built from the west primarily used workers from this foreign country
What is China?
This congressional act of 1862 enticed people to move west by offering free land as long as people farmed there for at least five years
What is the Homestead Act?
What is meat?
This country is nicknamed "The Land of the Rising Sun"
What is Japan?
The Gold Rush occurred in which western U.S. state?
What is California?
When a town was abandoned after all the precious metals had been found, it became known by this name
What is a ghost town?
The speed and convenience of the Transcontinental Railroad rendered what previous, slower route west obsolete?
What is the Oregon Trail?
As part of the agreement for moving west, people that agreed to farm land for five years were given this many acres to use
What is 160 acres?
Which of the following was NOT an animal that could be potentially raised for meat on western ranches?
Cows
Chickens
Deer
Pigs
What are deer?
This former Oklahoma quarterback is the current starter for the Tampa Buccaneers in the NFL.
Who is Baker Mayfield?
This mountain range cuts directly through the western part of the United States and serves as a barrier between the Pacific coast and the Great Plains
What are the Rocky Mountains?
The Gold Rush first began when gold was discovered at this location
What is Pike's Peak?
This term refers to money paid to railroad companies by the government in return for building railroads. It is the same for the government buying certain crops from farms.
What are subsidies?
African American homesteaders during the Oklahoma Land Rush became known by this nickname
What are Exodusters?
This term refers to herding cattle more than 1,000 miles to reach a certain destination
What are long drives?
These three ingredients comprise a BLT sandwich
What are bacon, lettuce, and tomato?
What is Utah?
Due to a lack of organized police, many citizens during the Gold Rush took the law into their own hands and became _________.
What are vigilantes?
The names of the two main train companies that comprised the Transcontinental Railroad
What are the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific?
During the Oklahoma Land Rush, this term was used to refer to people who entered Oklahoma and claimed land before being allowed to by the government
What are Sooners?
The Cattle Kingdom as it was called ultimately ended due to a price collapse caused by this economic concept:
(NOTE: half points will be awarded for one part of the answer being given)
What is supply and demand?
This Marvel superhero has major enemies named Rhino, Scorpion, and Kingpin
Who is Spider-Man?
Name at least two states that would be considered part of the southwest
What are Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Texas?
In 1859, this lode of silver was found during the Gold Rush, the biggest lode of silver ever found up to that point
What is the Comstock Lode?
The two major railroads ultimately met at this point that was represented by a golden railroad spike
What is Promontory Point?
This farming tool became critical for growing crops in the West due to its drier soil.
What is the iron plow?
The locations where cattle were ultimately loaded onto the railroad and shipped east were known as ____ ____.
What are cow towns?
This person has the most followed TikTok account in the world
Who is Khaby Lame?