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America – The Story of Us Heartland (Episode 6) Name: ____________________Answer the following questions with complete thought regarding the above topic.Location of video: (Google search: Dailymotion America story of us episode 6 Heartland)How many buffalo roughly roam the Great Plains in 1865?How long does it roughly take to travel across America before the railroad system was established?Why was the railroad system important to westward expansion?What was the biggest obstacle in the way of the railway men’s ability to build railroad lines?Why does Utah play a role with the Union and Central Pacific Railroads?What culture is marketed specifically to build the railways? How does Nitroglycerin play a role in building railways?What did the Homestead Act provide settlers in the West?Describe the living conditions in a pioneer’s “soddie”.What dangerous weather conditions constantly threated the Great Plains?How were the locusts (insects) detrimental to Plains life in the late 1800’s?What is “green gold” and why is it so important to be shipped to the Great Plains?After the buffalo were hunted to near extinction, how did that affect the lives of Native American tribes?Why were cattle so important to the survival of growing populations in the Southeast?Why would young men in the post-Civil War South be attracted to being a cowboy?How were cattle from Texas moved to northern railroad stations?How did “barbed wire” change the lives of the cowboy and cattle drives?Explain the conflict between “cowboy” and “homesteaders”.What happened at the Little Bighorn River involving the Sioux and Col. Custer’s 7th Regiment?Why is the Wounded Knee Battle seen as a terrible scar on American history? ................
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