Causes of the civil war Flashcards
Define subsidy
Financial aid and land grants
Define transcontinental railroad
Connect the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
What was a boomtown
A town undergoing rapid growth
How did the government encourage railroads to expand to the West
By giving people land grants
If the building of the first transcontinental railroad started in 1862, which President would have authorized its construction
President Lincoln
How did mining and railroads draw people to the West
For new land and getting rich by finding gold.
How did the expansion of railroads to the west change the United States
The landscape changed, resources were gained, time zones created.
Who was Fred Harvey
A man that made shops for railroad passengers
Define cattle drive
The process of moving a cattle herd from one place to another.
Define cowtown
A town or city in the cattle raising area
How did the expansion of railroads help to create a successful cattle industry
It helped to transport cattle to places to sell them.
What contributed to the end of the cattle drives
the invention of barbed wire and cattle fever and railroads
Define homestead
A house, especially a farmhouse, and outbuildings
Define sodbusters
A farmer or farm worker who plows the land
Define sooners
name given to settlers from the Southern United States who entered the Unassigned Lands
List at least 3 difficulties faced by Kansas farmers in the late 1800s
Money problems, harsh living environment, and inflation
What was the Homestead Act
Anyone who had never taken up arms against the U.S. government (including freed slaves and women), was 21 years or older, or the head of a family, could file an application to claim a federal land grant.
What was the Oklahoma Land Rush
first land rush into the Unassigned Lands. The area that was opened to settlement
What was the National Grange
organization that would unite farmers for the advancement of their common interests
Define farm cooperative
Farmers pool their resources in certain areas of activity.
