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SS Chapter 3

Chapter 3

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What innovation used electricity to send news across the country? the telegraph
What was a major challenge that the Union Pacific railroad faced? conflict with the Native Americans
What ethnic group made up the largest part of the Central Pacific's workforce? Chinese immigrants
What innovation allowed people and goods to travel across the country in just a week? The transcontinental railroad
What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act? to encourage settlement on the Great Plains
What were three challenges that homesteaders typically face? They faced harsh winters, large amounts of grasshoppers, and thick sod.
Why did many exodusters come to the Great Plains? They faced discrimination and lack of opportunity in the East.
What are three ways technology helped pioneers turn the Great Plains into productive farmland? Stronger steel plows were used on the thick grassland, windmills were used to pump water to the land's surface, and barbed wire was used to keep animals away from crops.
Why were cattle drives profitable for Texas ranchers? Cattle could be sold for more money in the East.
Why did cattle drives come to an end? They were no longer neccessary once railroads reached Texas
What is a lasting effect of the search for gold? The quest for gold lured many settlers to the West.
What were three changes that threatened the way of life for Native Americans of the Great Plains? Decline in buffalo herds, spreading telegraph and railroad lines, and the arrival of miners, farmers, and ranchers
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn also known as "Custer's Last Stand"? Custer was killed along with his entire forces.
What is the significance of the Battle of Wounded Knee? It was the last major battle between the United States and Native Americans.
How are Native Americans groups keeping traditions alive today? They are gaining control of more land, maintaining tribal languages, and sharing tribal stories.
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