Western Expansion After the Civil War

Two well- known outlaws of the West were

across a continent

To mark with a symbol of ownership

Jesse James was one American outlaw who earned a certain fame for holding up ______________, banks, and trains out West.

wood planks used to support railroad tracks

The main reason that settlers on the plains built sod houses is that

Why were boom towns developed?

A census measures

Who was the most likely to become rich on the mining frontier?

Which of the following is Not a reason for the settling of the Great Plains?

A system of buying now and paying later

To help address this problem, they dug ________________ to help trap groundwater for their crops.

to break up soil so crops can be planted

The harsh "vigilante justice," also known as frontier justice, of the mining camps developed because there were no

To declare ownership of something, such as land

when ordinary citizens pursue and punish people accused of crimes instead of the police

Under the Homestead Act of 1862, free land was given away to

Which midwestern cities and Pacific Coast cities did the transcontinental railroad connect?

a grassland

Land where cattle roam freely

A person from one country who moves to another country to live

Which three inventions helped people farm the plains?

To gather or move together in a large group.

a home and the land surrounding it

Who helped build the transcontinental railroad?

Where did the cattle trails begin?

The rushed movement of a large group of animals

What was Seward's Folly?

Which of the following is Not a reason for the end of the great age of the cowboy?

Ranchers drove their cattle from Texas to Abilene, Kansas, because...

a region of relatively flat grassland between the Misissippi River and the Rocky Mountains

Miners hoped to strike it rich by finding valuable mineral __________ in the earth

Who said, "Go West, young man, and grow up with the country"?

to eat grass, crops, and other plants in a field

A machine that communicates messages over long distances by sending signals through wires.

Every ten years, the government conducts a _____________ of the population

Which trail went the farthest north?

On the long drive, cowboys worried most about the danger of