Westward Expansion

Front

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

Back

Own the land that they settled on after 5 years

Front

Where did railroad companies advertise to attract new settlers to the region?

Back

Europe

Front

What technology revolutionized farming in the west?

Back

Steel plows, mechanical reapers, and windmills

Front

How did the transcontinental railroad change the economy of the United States?

Back

It transported agricultural products to processing centers and helped major industries such as flour milling and meat processing develop in cities like Chicago.

Front

Who cooperated to develop the cattle industry?

Back

Ranchers and cowboys

Front

What invention changed farming and cattle drives during Westward Expansion?

Back

Barbed wire

Front

What was the name of the group of African Americans that settled in Nicodemus, Kansas?

Back

Exodusters

Front

What two ethnic groups helped to build the transcontinental railroad?

Back

Irish immigrants and Chinese immigrants

Front

The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:

Back

Manifest Destiny

Front

A town whose population grows very quickly is called a ____________.

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Boomtown