American History (know more)

Question 1

Oklahoma Land Rush

Answer 1

Last region of plains to be settled, April 22, 1889

Question 2

Steam Locomotive

Answer 2

Iron Horse

“Best Friend of Charleston”

Lincoln signed Pacific Railroad Act- Built the Transcontinental railroad

Question 3

Railroad Expansion

Answer 3

Relied up during civil war to transport troops

Question 4

Barons

Answer 4

group of powerful individuals who controlled the nations rail traffic

cornelius
james

Question 5

Why the Railroad grew

Answer 5

Because it could transfer raw materials and goods.

Question 6

Oregon Territory

Answer 6

British Canada and the U.S. argued for land. Fifty-four forty or fight. Settled at 49 parallel

Question 7

Gadsden Purchase

Answer 7

5 years after the U.S. agreed to pay $10 mil for the southern strip of Arizona and New Mexico

Question 8

Frontier

Answer 8

Source of America’s economic and political power. Shaped America and its people.
Fredrick Jackson Turner

Question 9

Homestead Act

Answer 9

Gave up 160 acres of land to settlers who paid a $10 dollar filing fee and lives in the land for at least 5 years. Many settlers were attracted because of the rise in acres due to a new law

Question 10

Frontier life

Answer 10

Bad weather (drought)
lightweight steel plow to help with hard grounds
windmills
barbed wire
Most farmers went into debt because of the poor climate.

Question 11

Dumbbell

Answer 11

A lot of people packed into apartments and disease spread because of poor ventilation and they had to share a bathroom

Question 12

Jane Addams and Hull House

Answer 12

Led to Social work

Question 13

Populism

Answer 13

money was worth more and it hurt the farmers because that meant their crops were worth less and they couldn’t get paid enough to keep their businesses going.

Question 14

Temperance

Answer 14

Movement to stop men from drinking