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Industrialization-Urbanization
Industrialization-Urbanization
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8th Grade
05/20/2008

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What railroad was completed in May 1869 at Promontory, Utah?
Definition
Golden Spike Railroad
Term
Name two industries whose growth was fueled by the railroads?
Definition
Steel, coal, and timber.
Term
Who owned 90% of the petroleum business by 1890?
Definition
John D. Rockefeller
Term
What type of towns were Dodge City and Cheyenne?
Definition
Cow(boy) towns
Term
What was the area in the far west that grew wheat in the Great Plains?
Definition
Nebraska
Term
Name of the first national park?
Definition
Yellowstone National Park
Term
Name a territory beside Colorado or Wyoming that allowed females to vote.
Definition
Idaho and Utah
Term
From 1865 to 1900, by how much did the railroad track mileage grow?
Definition
3,000 - 200,000 miles
Term
Who was John Muir?
Definition
He helped organize the Sierra Club - To serve/preserve nature.
Term
Which immigrants came to the Great Plains?
Definition
German/Scandinavian immigrants
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