A. H. Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| what was found at pikes peak? how many people came to find it? hurrah for pikes peak! | gold 50,000 |
| Define vigilante. | ordinary people that help protect farms from cattle rustlers and stuff. |
| How does the way companies mine differ from how individuals mine? | companies find more gold because they can afford to have workers and machinery. |
| what was the Comstock Lode? | One of the worlds richest silver deposits found near nevada's Carson river. |
| What did miners do when gold and silver started to run out? | they mined for other less-precious metals like copper, lead, and zinc. |
| Define subsidies. | financial and land grants given to the railroads by the government. |
| Define transcontinental. | spanning across the continent. |
| Which two companies built the transcontinental railroad? | Central Pacific (west) and Union Pacific (east) |
| who drove the last golden spike of the transcontinental railroad? | Leland Stanford, governor of california. |
| Spanish brought a breed of cattle called | Longhorns |
| Ranchers burned a _______ into their cattle's hides to help identify them. | brand |
| the herding of cattle 1000 miles or more to meet the railroads was known as_____________ _______________ | the Long Drive |
| Cowhands had to face many challenges. Name 3. | rustlers, storms, and stampedes |
| Black ranchers called themselves this. | exodusters |
| who developed the riding, roping, and branding skills used by cowhands? | Spanish vaqueros |
| the cattle kingdom ended because | too much beef on the market |
| People started settling the plains and using the land for | farming |
| Homestead Act did what? | gave 160 acres of land to every settler that paid the 10 dollar filing fee and agreed to live on the land for five years or more. |
| Were women allowed to homestead? | if they were single |
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