Transcontinential Railroad
What were the two unions building the railroad and meeting up?
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
Where was the gold rush located?
San Francisco, California
Who was the General in charge of the Mexicans who fought at the Alamo?
Santa Anna
What did they fight over?
Land
What type of people were the cowboy having problems with?(2 options)
The Farmers
Native Americans
Which type of workers populated the mines the most?
Chinese Workers
what were the group of people called rushing to California because of the News spread of there being gold?
Forty Niners
Who was the famous person who fought for Texan Independence?
Davy Crockett
What is the land that the government set aside for the Native Americans/Indian tribes?
A reservation.
What was the cowboy's biggest fear?
A Stampede
what was the tool used to finish the transcontinential railroad?
golden spike
Which people did not come search for gold typically?
Woman and children
Who drew the line to see who would stay and fight for Texan Independence
William B Travis
What was the name of the lieutenant that led his soldiers to fight in the Battle of Little Bighorn?
George Custer.
What was the cowboy's job?
To bring the animals north of the railroad
What year and month did the Transcontinential Railroad finish?
May 10, 1869
What was the shortest amount of time you could get to California?(Before the Transcontinential Railroad)?
4-6 weeks if lucky from Panama City to San Francisco.
They Also faced hardships like robbers and yellow fever.
Name some reasons the Mexicans arrived at the Alamo in Texas
money
slavery
immigration rights
land
Who is the Lakota Tribe leader that told his men to fight back against the soldiers?
Crazy Horse
What did the cowboy use to catch cattle?
Lasso
Why was the transcontinential Railroad built?(2 reasons)
Tie the country together
Transportation of goods items and people
Abraham Lincoln wanted to bring the nation closer together and make Americans across the country feel like one person
What population of people decreased during the Gold Rush?
Native Americans
What was the meaning of the red flag?
No survivors
Which two tribes fought at the Sand Creek Massacre?
The Lakota and Cheyenne.
How much money did a cowboy make in the Wild West?
$25-$40 a month