HIST 7-*Westward Expansion Study Guide

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Transcontinental Railroad

trains and track that connected the East Coast to the West Coast

<p>trains and track that connected the East Coast to the West Coast</p>
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Inventions/Technological Advances

something new a person made that is useful

<p>something new a person made that is useful</p>
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Pioneer

a person who is one of the first to do something, such as settle land

<p>a person who is one of the first to do something, such as settle land</p>
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Homestead Act

A law that gave 160 acres of land to settlers who promised to build a home, improve the land, and live on it for 5 years.

<p>A law that gave 160 acres of land to settlers who promised to build a home, improve the land, and live on it for 5 years.</p>
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Exodusters

African Americans who left the South to move north and west to escape discrimination and take advantage of the free land offered by the Homestead Act.

<p>African Americans who left the South to move north and west to escape discrimination and take advantage of the free land offered by the Homestead Act.</p>
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adaptations

adjusting to new conditions

<p>adjusting to new conditions</p>
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Great Plains

an area of the United States that is in the middle of country that is mostly flat with rolling hills, has little rain, and a lot of erosion and dust storms.

<p>an area of the United States that is in the middle of country that is mostly flat with rolling hills, has little rain, and a lot of erosion and dust storms.</p>
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reservation

small pieces of land set aside for Native Americans to live on

<p>small pieces of land set aside for Native Americans to live on</p>
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assimilate

To blend into another's culture (the way people live), to accept that culture as their own

<p>To blend into another's culture (the way people live), to accept that culture as their own</p>
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treaty

an agreement or promise made to each other

<p>an agreement or promise made to each other</p>