SS Chapter 3 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| 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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