Westward Expansion

How was the building of the Transcontinental Railroad funded?

What new technology helped till the land to make farming easier?

How did railroads affect the cattle industry?

The group of African Americans that moved West were called what?

The Nez Percetribe fled to Canada to avoid being moved from their land. Why didnt they make it?

Which group was recruited to help build the Transcontinental Railroad from the West

Which animal was most affected by the new railroads being built?

What is a railroad that crosses a whole continent called?

Boomtowns turned into __________________ after gold was no longer found?

Life on the reservations was easy for Native Americans

What was an economic reason for people settling in the West?

What were the two main cash crops in the Great Plains during Westward Expansion?

A member of any of the first groups of people living in North and South America was called what

What was discovered in the Black Hills that forced Native Americans to move off their land?

What invention caused conflicts between cowboys and farmers?

What adaptations did the people settling out West have to make because of the climate and land?

What region in central North America, east of the Rocky Mountains and goes from Canada to TX.

What challenges did the settlers face as a result of the climate on the Great Plains?

What were crops that became profitable known as?

Which new technology encouraged settlers to move out West?

What is the significance of the Mississippi, Columbia, Colorado, and Snake River systems?

What was the most common city of embarkation during westward expansion?

How did building railroads affect the environment in a negative way?

What was a source of discrimination against the Chinese after building of the Transcontintal RR

What was NOT one of the obstacles that pioneers faced moving west?

How did railroads affect trade in the West?

Which of the following is a way the railroad impacted the West in a positive way?

Which words best describe the geography and climate of the Great Plains?

What obstacles did cowboys face when herding cattle to the nearest railroad depot?

What law was signed in 1862 and offered people free land if they moved to the Great Plains?

What new technology helped to pump water to the surface from under ground?

Which city developed major industries such as flour milling with the help of railroads?

What assisted explorers and mountain men as they traveled to the west?

What was the major goal of the Carlisle School in Pennsylvania?

What was an early settler of a region called?

How was the climate of the West a challenge to both settlers and travelers?