the changing nation crossing the continent. transcontinental railroad there was no way to across...
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THE CHANGING NATION
Crossing the Continent
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Transcontinental Railroad
There was no way to across the US in the 1850’s, except by _________or _________ South America or through Central America.
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The _________ started delivering mail in 1860 from _________ to _________ in 10 days. Riders rode on _________ 75 miles, then handed his mail pack to the next rider.
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The Pony Express was put out of business when the _________ was invented by _________. Morse ____________could be sent from coast to coast in just a few minutes.
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The best way to link the _________ and the _________ was to build a _________ across the continent- _________ _________
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The UNION PACIFIC RR and the CENTRAL PACIFIC RR raced against each other.
The CENTRAL PACIFIC built tracks going _________ from _____________________________ The UNION PACIFIC built track
_________ from ________________
EAST
WEST
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The UNION PACIFIC had an advantage building across the ______________________________.
The CENTRAL PACIFIC had a difficult job building through the _______________________________.
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Both teams had troubles Finding _________ __________________
________ as tracks cut across Indian hunting grounds
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On May 10, 1869, the tracks of the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific met at _________________________________________
A special ________________________ was made to symbolize the success of the project.
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Pioneers and the Great American Desert
In the mid 1800’s the plains were seen as _________ with few ______, harsh _______ and low _________
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The government wanted to encourage _________ to _________ on the _________ and turn it into _________
The government wanted to _____________. Lincoln signed the Homestead Act in 1862. It gave _________ to American citizens and immigrants who would start _________ on the Plains.
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A person could claim 160 acres of land for about _________ if they _________ the land and live on it for 5 years.
These new settlers were called _____________.
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Before they could plant crops, homesteaders had to rip up the _________ on their land. This gave the pioneers the nickname “_________”.
They used the sod to _______________.
The soil ended up being very fertile (not like the desert they thought it would be).
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News of the great fertile soil on the Plains spread to _________. Families from Germany, Norway, Russia, and other countries came by boat to _____________.
Many ______________moved to the Plains also to start new lives as _________.
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Life on the Plains was hard: Bitter _________ Deadly _________ Tornadoes _________ Flooding Blazing _________ Little _________ Fires Dreaded ___________________________in its
path
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The new railroad lines brought thousands of people to Washington, Oregon, and California. Many important cities were created such as Seattle, WA and Los Angeles, CA.
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Cowboys and Miners
_________ were needed to _________ to the East where they could be sold for huge profits.
Cattle was driven from _________ to towns along the railroad. The RR took the cattle to _____________.
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Cowboy life was _________ and _________. They worked _________ a day on horses, _________ a week, for _________
Many cowboys were _________ -American or _________ -American
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Cattle drives ended by _________ because conflicts between ranchers and farmers who wanted to ____________________________________.
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Many people moved ____________________
The _________ gold rush changed the West as thousands of people moved to California to search for _________. Miners searched for gold from the mountains to the deserts.
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Small mining camps often grew into _________ of diverse people.
Overtime boomtowns grew into important cities such as Denver, Colorado and Sacramento, CA.
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War in the West
Settlers moving to the Great Plains in the 1860’s led to conflicts between _________ and ___________________
The US supported the _________ and wanted the land to be used for RR, ____________, ranches, and _________
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The government decided to move ______________ off their land to ______________(land set aside for Indian use)
Most Native Americans realized they could not defeat _______________ and moved willingly
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Chief _________ of the Lakota refused to make peace with the _________ and move to a _______________
Colonel ____________of the US cavalry was sent to defeat ________________l and his tribe.
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A young warrior named ___________led the Lakota in a _________ at Little Big Horn.
This was called “_______________” because Custer was _________ along with his entire troop of more than 200 soldiers.
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By the _________ the US had all _________ on reservations