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NAME___________________________________________DATE_____________US History 7CHAPTER 24- TENSIONS IN THE WESTVOCABULARYhomesteader-reservation-subsidy-transcontinental railroad- 1. Which group would disagree with this statement? Owning a plot of land provides a sense of freedom.2. What were the three effects of the Homestead Act?3. What contributed to the flood of new settlers in the West?4. How did the U.S. government entice railroad companies to take on the transcontinental railroad project?5. Which group was negatively affected by the transcontinental railroad?6. Which group was most responsible for the completion of the transcontinental railroad?7. Which of the following was typically the last step in this sequence? First gold discovered, next mining camps, then boomtowns, and finally _________8. How did mining change the West?9. Describes the long drive:10. After a successful 20 years, what caused the end of the long drive?11. What was a challenge for farmers on the Great Plains?12. What material was used to build homes on the Great Plains?13. What changed federal policy toward American Indians?14. Under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, what was promised to American Indians?15. What caused the Plains Indians to finally move to reservations?16. What is the significance of the Battle of the Little Big Horn? ................
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