Chapter 10: Expanding West and Overseas

A type of portable home used by many American Indians of the Great Plains made of wood poles covered with bark and animal skins.

• Teepee

• Igloo

• Hut

• Cabin

A person who migrated to the West to take advantage of the Homestead Act; a settler or prisoner.

• Homesteader

• Pioneer

• Explorer

• Nomad

A railroad that spans an entire country.

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Regional Railroad

• Local Railroad

• National Railroad

A method of crop production in which moisture is conserved in the soil during dry weather.

• Dry Farming

• Irrigation

• Crop Rotation

• Hydroponics

A natural product used in manufacturing, such as wood.

• Raw Material

• Synthetic Material

• Processed Material

• Manufactured Material

To take over a territory.

• Annex

• Conquer

• Invade

• Occupy

A long period of low or no rainfall.

• Drought

• Flood

• Monsoon

• Storm

The movement by cowboys of large herds of cattle from grazing areas to towns where they could be shipped to market.

• Cattle Drive

• Roundup

• Herding

• Ranching

A person who built a home on the edge of the wilderness.

• Homesteader

• Settler

• Pioneer

• Explorer

The use of technology to bring water to crops.

• Irrigation

• Dry Farming

• Crop Rotation

• Hydroponics