Before the completion of the transcontinental railroad, how long did it take to cross the American continent?

What project was completed on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Summit, Utah?

Thousands of workers from this country worked to build the transcontinental railroad.

What law gave land away to settlers in the West?

Which of the following was NOT a challenge faced by homesteaders on the Great Plains?

What natural resources needed to build western towns was sometimes known as green gold?

What part of the buffalo were eastern hunters most interested in getting?

This group of people herded cattle to railroad towns (cow towns).

Where did the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads meet to complete the Transcontinental Railroad?

Fast growing settlements that sprung up around mines were known as:

What did vigilantes do in western towns?

What were American Indians promised if they agreed to move onto reservations?

What is the most famous and last major battle between Native Americans and the US Army?

How did mining changed the West?

What did the U.S. government give to railroad companies to get them to take on the transcontinental railroad project?

What caused the Plains Indian people to finally move onto reservations?

Which of the following best describes the long drive?

Which of the following was often used to build homes on the Great Plains?

What often happened after gold deposits ran out near boomtowns?

This invention threatened the cowboys' way of life because it prevented them from driving cattle across the open range.

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