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TheRailroad
Approximatelyhowmanypioneersdiedonthesixmonthjourneyby
wagonbeforetheconstructionofthetranscontinentalrailroad?
Whogavethe“greenlight”fortheconstructionofthetranscontinental
railroad?
Howdidthefederalgovernmentpaythetworailroadcompaniesbuilding
thetranscontinentalrailroad?
WhatwasusedtoblowthroughthegraniteintheSierraNevada
Mountains?
Whywasthisproductdangerous?
WagonstookapproximatelysixmonthstocrosstheUnitedStates.How
longdidittakebytrain(withthecompletionofthetranscontinental
railroad)?
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SettlingthePlains
HowdidtheU.S.governmentencourageAmericanstogowestandsettle
theGreatPlains?
ApproximatelywhatpercentageofU.S.landwasgivenawaybythe
governmentundertheHomesteadAct?
WhatwerethehomesmadeoutofbytheHomesteadersontheGreat
Plains?
NamethreehardshipsthatHomesteadershadtodealwithontheGreat
Plains?
Eventually,theHomesteadersthatstayedfoundsuccessandtheGreatPlains
becamethe“BreadbasketofAmerica”.Today,howmanytonsofwheatis
farmedinthisregioneachyear?
WhatthreestatesdidthelumbercomefromtobuildtownsintheWest?
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Buffalo&NativeAmericans
HowmanybuffalolivedontheGreatPlainsaftertheCivilWar?
WhatdidtheAmericanhunterswantfromthebuffalo?
Whodependedonthebuffalotosurviveandworshippedthem?
WhatdidtheSpanishbringtoAmericathathelpedtheNativeAmericans
huntthebuffalo?
Americanhunterskilledoffmostofthebuffalo.By1889howmanywild
buffalowereleftintheUnitedStates?
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TheFightfortheWest
U.S.governmentpoliciesand371treatiesforcedmostNativeAmericans
ontowhat?(Landsetasideforaspecificgroup)
TraditionalhuntinggroundsoftheNativeAmericanswereusedbythe
U.S.governmenttodowhat?
WhatwasdiscoveredintheBlackHillsofSouthDakotathatledtoa
showdownwiththeSioux?
Approximately,HowmanysoldiersdidGeorgeArmstrongCusterhave
whenhedecidedtochargeintotheLittleBighornencampmentof7,000
NativeAmericans?
WhatincidentfinallydefeatstheSiouxnationandmarkstheendof
NativeAmericanresistance?
HowmanytimezoneswerecreatedintheUnitedStatesbecauseofthe
Railroad?
Usingtherailroadwhatcompany(namedafteritsfounder)developed
acatalogtosellitemsacrossthenation?
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Cowboys
Whatanimal(over6million)roomedfreeinTexasaftertheCivilWar?
Whatwasthejobofthecowboys?
Approximatelyhowmuchwerethecowboyspaid?
Oneoutofeverythreecowboyswas…...
Whatdidmostcowboyscarrytoguardtheherds?
Whatinventionthreatedthecowboysabilitytopushthecattletothe
railroad?