Westward Expansion Review

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What is the name of the geographic feature to the west of the Great Plains which made travel to the Pacific Coast difficult?

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Which of these best describes the Great Plains?

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What was the result in the 1870s of the increased settlement of the Great Plains?

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How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad impact the United States?

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How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad impact many Native American tribes?

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It destroyed natural resources used by Native American tribes.

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How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad impact many Native American tribes?

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What was invented by John Deere to increase productivity for farmers on the Great Plains?

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New technology included the cheap, effective fencing that prevented cattle from roaming. This invention was...

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How were Native Americans affected as Americans moved west throughout the 19th century?

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What effect would the shrinking buffalo population have on the Native Americans that depended on buffalo to survive?

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