American History Flashcards

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Comstock Lode

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A significant silver mining area in Nevada.

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Boomtowns / Ghost towns

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Towns that grew rapidly due to mining and then were abandoned.

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Council Bluffs, Iowa and Sacramento CA

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Key locations in the development of the Transcontinental Railroad.

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Robber barons

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Business magnates who used exploitative practices.

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Union Pacific and Central Pacific

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Two companies that built the Transcontinental Railroad.

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Irish Immigration (Chinese immigration)

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Significant waves of immigrants that contributed to labor.

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German Immigration

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Another major wave of immigrants to the United States.

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Promontory Point, Utah

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The location where the Transcontinental Railroad was completed.

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Vaqueros

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Spanish cowboys who influenced American ranching.

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Abilene and Dodge City, Kansas (“Cow Towns”)

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Famous cattle towns in the American West.