Westward Expansion (Technologies Railroads, steel plow, barbed wire)

What happened to the land when technology development took place

• Land was ploghed and irrigated

• Land was destroyed

Railroads crossing the plains affected herds of ___________?

• Bison

• Lion

• Goats

• Buffaloes

Railroad owners hired _________to shoot the offending beasts

• Security

• Policemen

• Riflemen

• Thieves

_________________________ who depended on the bison was significantly impacted

• Americans

• Native Americans

• Africans

• Indians

What are the cash crops did the native americans farm start with

• Wheat, corn

• Rice

• Maize

• Peanuts

Poor farmers and immigrants couldn’t afford to travel by __________and continued to travel by covered wagon.

• Boat

• Rail

• Foot

• Airplane

The government supported the building of the transcontinental railroad, they allowed the railroad companies to own 1,000s’s of acres along their routes.

• True

• False

The railroad even advertised their land for purchase in Europe which attracted _______________

• Immigrants

• Americans

Settlers who bought land in the West hoped to make a _____________ from farming.

• Loss

• Profit

Crash crops, such as corn and wheat, became profitable as did the raising of

• Cattle and hogs.

• Horses and Pigs