development of the plains Flashcards
1
Q
in what year did the american civil end
A
1865
2
Q
how many acres were allotted to someone making a claim under the homestead act?
A
640
3
Q
what were the names of the two companies set up by the pacific railroad act?
A
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
4
Q
in what year was the First transcontinental railroad completed?
A
1853
5
Q
what was invented in 1874 that made it much easier and cheaper for homesteaders to protect their crops and livestock?
A
barbed wire
6
Q
Who pioneered the first ranch on the great plains?
A
John Iliff
7
Q
what was the name of the trail that triggered Red Cloud’s war?
A
the Bozeman trail
8
Q
which US President introduced his ‘peace policy’ in 1868?
A
Ulysses S. Grant
