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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how was the union pacific railroad company? | started the rail road in the east and moved west. Irish immigrants worked for them. had to work across the plains. |
| how was the central pacific railroad company? | started in California and moved to the east and met in the middle. mainly chines immigrants. |
| homestead act was? | They went to find land in the west but some natives were already on land so they were kicked of and sent to a reservation. The gov.wanted people to move to the west and land was sold for little money but they had to work the land. |
| Cattle drives were? | Cowboys would do cattle drives and try to sell them in the east and north because they had no cows there. |
| battle of little big horn was? | They had to fight to keep there land when people moved to the west. they were called the Lakota Indians Gov. army then grew stronger then forced the NA to the reservations. |
| effect of railroad? | Faster,Increased population in west,bought immigrants to US,transportation faster for miner,send mail better,decreased buffalo population,towns in west grew (ghost towns),Stopped cattle drives,cut down travel time,rid of piney express.land and animal gone |
| Changes for NA as people moved to the west? | Fight for land,miners ranchers farmers all took over NA land. Harmed Buffalo. |
| challenges for Chinese immigrants working on railroad? | There was harsh weather,could not take breaks ,not a lot of food,very poor pay,long hours,exstream heat avalanches blizzards. |
| inventions that helped settlers on great plains in west? | Steel plows:helped farmers farm crops on plains Wind mills :checked wind speed Barbed wire:helped farmers protect crops from crops Dry farming:used moystrew from in soil to water crops instead of rainfall. Telegraph:Faster and easier communication. |
| more inventions | Rail road:Faster and staffer trail Blue Jeans: Strong pants for miners that would not tier like other paints did. |
| effects for people searching for gold in the west. | Most people did not find gold. Some people were lucky and found gold. Ghost towns (when people moved on). Dangers working conditions California became a state. Inventions of Blue jeans. Some gold was found (not much). |
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