What did the Homestead Act of 1861 allow settlers to do?
Westward Expansion

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Own the land that they settled on after 5 years
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Where did railroad companies advertise to attract new settlers to the region?
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Europe
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What technology revolutionized farming in the west?
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Steel plows, mechanical reapers, and windmills
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How did the transcontinental railroad change the economy of the United States?
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It transported agricultural products to processing centers and helped major industries such as flour milling and meat processing develop in cities like Chicago.
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Who cooperated to develop the cattle industry?
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Ranchers and cowboys
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What invention changed farming and cattle drives during Westward Expansion?
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Barbed wire
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What was the name of the group of African Americans that settled in Nicodemus, Kansas?
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