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AH Unit 3 Test Review
| A | B |
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| barbed wire | _____ prevented animals from trampling crops and wandering off. |
| Yellowstone National Park | In 1872, the federal government created _____ in an effort to help conserve the frontier. |
| John Deere | _____ invented the steel plow in 1837 |
- What made rapid settlement of the West possible?
- Did the completion of a transcontinental railroad helped to make rapid settlement of the West possible?
- Did the windmill prevented crop dehydration by bringing up underground water?
- How did the government support settlement of the West?
- Who decided where the Transcontinental Railroad would go?
- Who built Transcontinental Railroad?
- How does the Transcontinental Railroad help with the rapid settlement of the West and the closing of the frontier?
- Who owned much of the western land near prime transportation routes?
- How did the government and railroads encourage settlement of the West?
- How did the US government help in the settlement of the Great Plains?
- How did mining ranching and farming shape the West?
- Why did the government want people to settle West?
- Why did the US government want settlers to move west?
- Who opposed the transcontinental railroad?
- Who reached Ogden first?
What made rapid settlement of the West possible?
The completion of a transcontinental railroad helped to make rapid settlement of the West possible. _____ 2. In 1889, settlers claimed some 2 million acres in less than a day in a free land giveaway in what is now Minnesota.
Did the completion of a transcontinental railroad helped to make rapid settlement of the West possible?
The completion of a transcontinental railroad helped to make rapid settlement of the West possible. In 1889, settlers claimed some 2 million acres in less than a day in a free land giveaway in what is now Minnesota. Women played little role in settling the West.
Did the windmill prevented crop dehydration by bringing up underground water?
BARBED WIRE Barbed wire prevented animals from trampling crops and wandering off. ... STEEL WINDMILL In regions of unpredictable rainfall, the steel windmill prevented crop dehydration by bringing up underground water for irrigation.
How did the government support settlement of the West?
The government protected western settlement with troops and pushed the Native Americans off western lands. The Federal government also financed the constructed of the first transcontinental railroad in the west.
Who decided where the Transcontinental Railroad would go?
Robert S. Williamson. This party reconducted topographical surveys to locate passes through the Sierra Nevadas and the Coast Range in California in order to determine a route that would connect California, Oregon, and Washington were made under the direction of Lt. Robert S.
Who built Transcontinental Railroad?
The rail line, also called the Great Transcontinental Railroad and later the "Overland Route," was predominantly built by the Central Pacific Railroad Company of California (CPRR) and Union Pacific (with some contribution by the Western Pacific Railroad Company) over public lands provided by extensive US land grants.
How does the Transcontinental Railroad help with the rapid settlement of the West and the closing of the frontier?
The railroad provided a way to bring settlers and manufactured goods west and ship their agricultural and mining produce east. The Transcontinental Railroad was an essential artery for rapid development of the frontier.
Who owned much of the western land near prime transportation routes?
"Land-grant" colleges sold land to settlers. Railroads owned much of the western land near prime transportation routes. Many Native American nations were destroyed when settlers moved west. Many white reformers believed that Native Americans should not assimilate to the white culture.
How did the government and railroads encourage settlement of the West?
Desiring quick payment of loans, railroads encouraged these settlers to grow and sell cash crops. The Homestead Act, passed in 1862, offered 160 acres of land to anyone who would pay $10, live on the land for five years, and cultivate and improve it.
How did the US government help in the settlement of the Great Plains?
In 1862 the government encouraged settlement on the Great Plains by passing the Homestead Act. ... A homesteader could claim up to 160 acres of land and receive the title to it after living there for five years. The Homestead Act provided a legal method for settlers to acquire a clear title to property on the frontier.
How did mining ranching and farming shape the West?
Miners, ranchers, and farmers remade the land- scape of the West as they adapted to their new surroundings. The geography of the West was further changed by the development and expansion of a large and successful railroad industry that moved the West's natural resources to eastern markets.
Why did the government want people to settle West?
The Federal government's response included The Homestead Act and the construction of the transcontinental railroad. The goal was to encourage settlement, solidify Union control of the trans-Mississippi West, and further marginalize the physical and cultural presence of tribes native to the West.
Why did the US government want settlers to move west?
The opportunity to work in the cattle industry; to be a “cowboy” Faster travel to the West by railroad; availability of supplies due to the railroad. The opportunity to own land cheaply under the Homestead Act.
Who opposed the transcontinental railroad?
The Transcontinental Railroad was planned and construction began during the Civil War, which gave northern Congressmen reason to oppose plans for a southern route.
Who reached Ogden first?
The Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) reached Ogden on March 8, 1869. Shortly afterward, the railroad chose Ogden as its western headquarters, in part because of Brigham Young's donation of five acres to the railroad.
