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| railroad across the continent |
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| thousands of people traveled west to search for gold |
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| person who claimed land through the Homestead Act |
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| pioneer who had to bust through sod before planting crop |
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| law offered free land to people who were willing to start farms on the Great Plains |
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| desire to move to the Great Plains; immigrants and African Americans |
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| new ideas to make life easier |
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| area of land set aside for Native Americans |
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| end of wars between United States and Native Americans |
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| 2,000 mile relay race put out of business by the telegraph |
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| wires that used electricity to send messages |
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| way to get cattle across the country |
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| a groups customs, traditions, and ideas |
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| an agreement between groups of people or government |
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| community that experiences sudden and rapid economic and population growth |
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| Union and Central Pacific |
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| two companies that built the railroad |
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| place where the two railroads met |
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| taking raw material to make it ready for human use |
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