8th Grade Social Studies Chapter 10, Part 1 Test

A __________________ is a rich vein of gold, silver, or other valuable ore.

• Vaquero
• Rebate
• Pool
• Lode

A _______________________ is a self-appointed enforcer of the law.

• Vigilante
• Gauge
• Travois
• Sodbuster

A ___________________________________ is a railroad that stretches across a continent from coast to coast.

• Network
• Cattle Drive
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Wholesale

A _____________________ is a land grant or other financial help from the government.

• Morriill Acts
• Subsidy
• Rebate
• Reservation

The width of a train track is called its ___________________.

• Lure
• Gauge
• Consequently
• Wholesale

A ____________________ is a of connected railroad lines.

• Network
• Tepee
• Lode
• Pledge

To _______________ means to combine.

• Rebate
• Travois
• Consolidate
• Consequently

A _________________ is a discount.

• Jerky
• Corral
• Vigilante
• Rebate

A ________________________ was a system in which several railroad companies agreed to divide up the business in one area and set prices.

• Cow Town
• Pool
• Wholesale
• Inflation

A _________________ is a thing that tempts or entices a person to go to somewhere or do something.

• Transcontinental Railroad
• Corral
• Lure
• Sodbuster