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| What was the name given to the railroad that went across the the United States? |
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| Transcontinental Railroad |
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| Where did the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet (east meets west)? |
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| What happened to the population of the US once the Transontinental Railroad was built? |
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| What were some of the reasons the people moved westward? |
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| The cities were dirty and overcrowded. The people wanted to start a better life. They moved to farm crops, have their own lane, farm cattle, etc. |
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| What was the famous cattle trail called that was used to move cattle in the Great Plains areas to where there were railroad depots? |
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| Through which states did the Chisholm Trail pass? |
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| It started in Texa, went through Oklahoma, and ended in Kansas |
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| Where is the Grand Canyon? |
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| Southwest United States in Arizona |
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| Who made the Grand Canyon a National Park as part of his campaign to save wilderness areas? |
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