Westward Expansion Study Flashcards

Front

The ___________ was important because it sent messages to people through electric wires.

Back

Telegraph

Front

The ____________ helped speed up the time mail was delivered.

Back

Pony Express

Front

______________ kept animals away from crops.

Back

Barbed Wire

Front

The _____________________ made the delivery of goods, mail, and travel much faster.

Back

Steam Locomotive

Front

The _______________ was used to dig through the tough dirt in the west.

Back

Steel Plow

Front

The _________ put the Pony Express out of business because it sent messages faster along wires using electricity.

Back

Telegraph

Front

Native Americans were forced to relocate to small areas of land set aside for them called __________.

Back

Reservations

Front

A ___________ was a person who traveled west in search of gold.

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Prospector

Front

Great Plains Farmers who busted through the thick sod grass using it to build houses were called ___________.

Back

Sodbusters

Front

During long _____________, cowboys led huge herds of cattle north to railroad lines in the Great Plains region so the cattle could be shipped to factories in the East.

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Cattle Drives