11-20-15 Flashcards
Define subsidy
financial aid provided by the government
Define transcontinental railroad
railroads that connects the atlantic and pacific
What was a boomtown?
a town that quickly has an increase in population around a mining center
How did the government encourage railroads to expand to the West?
they gave railroad companies land
If the building of the first transcontinental railroad started in 1862, which President would have authorized its construction?
Abraham Lincoln
How did mining and railroads draw people to the West?
it offered them a chance to get rich
ow did the expansion of railroads to the west change the United States?
the population in the west grew which allowed states to develop and the country to expand
Who was Fred Harvey?
he had a chain of restaurants that passengers would eat at when they arrived at the station
Define cattle drive
moving a herd of cattle from one place to another
Define cowtown
town at the end of a cattle trail
How did the expansion of railroads help to create a successful cattle industry?
it made it easier to transport them
What contributed to the end of the cattle drives?
the farmers didn’t want the cattle to roam and the railroads
Define homestead
a house
Define sodbusters
a plains farmer
Define sooners
people that took land in oklahoma before they were supposed to
