Westward Expansion vocab. #1

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US expansion from Atlantic to Pacific

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Manifest Destiny

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Quick movement of people to California for gold discovery

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gold rush

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Passed in 1862, gave settlers 160 acres for $18.

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Homestead Act

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Using soil moisture in dry weather

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Dry farming

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Long period without rain

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Drought

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Settler who received land under the Homestead Act

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Homesteader

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Bringing water to crops

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Irrigation

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Nickname for someone who cut through thick sod to build a home.

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sodbuster

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A journey where cowboys guided cattle long distances to sell them.

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Cattle drive

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A railroad that stretches across a continent

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transcontinental railroad