America Story of Us Heartland Flashcard

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What did the Transcontinental Railroad connect?

Back

East and West America

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Who worked on the railroad and helped build it?

Back

Irish and Chinese workers

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What made building the railroad through the mountains difficult?

Back

Hard rocks and snow

Front

What happened to many Chinese workers?

Back

They died from dangerous work.

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How long did it take to cross the U.S. before the railroad?

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6 months

Front

What was the Homestead Act?

Back

A law that gave free land to settlers

Front

What were settlers' homes on the Great Plains often made from?
Options: Bricks, Sod (grass and dirt), Wood, Metal

Back

Sod (grass and dirt)

Front

What destroyed crops on the Great Plains in 1874?

Back

Locusts (insects)

Front

How did settlers protect their crops from cattle?

Back

Used barbed wire

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What happened to the buffalo in the Great Plains?

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They were hunted and almost all killed