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10 Cards in this Set
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Transcontinental Railroad
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a rail road line that spanned the continent
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Leland Stanford
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was an american tycoon, industrialist, politician and founder of stanford university
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Chinese and Irish Workers
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came to California in hope to strike it rich and to escape their horrible economy
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Battle of Little Big Horn
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colonel George A. Custer led his men into the valley of little big horn. him and all his men died in this battle against the Sioux and the Cheyennes
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sodbuster
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were also called the plains farmers. they used invanced methods to farm.
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Cattle Kingdom
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the region dominated by its cattle industry and its ranches, trails and cow tons came to be called the cattle kingdom
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Longhorn Steer
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big cattle with long horns that marched in the cattle trails
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Vaquero
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a cowboy from the west or cow hand
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Cattle trails
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the trails that went from the plains to the railroads so the cattle could be shipped to the east where it could be processed
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Homestead Act
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the act that gave 160 acres of land for farming to any one who wants it
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