Social Studies

How did the train change the way people measure time

American railroad association divided the country is a four time zones at all times in one area. Congress made it official in 1918

What effects did the railroad have on the population of the west

-Towns grew up near the mines -railroads help people move west -railroads are built -Western states enter the union

How did mining in the west help lead to the construction of railroads?

.miners need supplies,people needed a quicker way to get the west,needed to transport gold and silver

What is the transcontinental railroad

A road that goes across the country

Why did the value of Texas cattle increase

Cattle sale for 40 each in the north, in Texas the valley for catalyst 3 to 4 each

What you method form is used on the Great Plains

Dry farming, farmers also Doug Wells, they use steel plows, implanted a crap cold winter wheat

What are subsides

Gifts of money or land

Why was transportation to markets so crucial

Gold & silver had little value unless it could reach markets

In what ways did mining change in the west

Gold and silver were discovered, thousands of miners traveled west. Towns grew up near the mines. Although many turned into ghost towns when all the gold and silver was mined,others survived and game.

Why did farmers began to settle the planes in the in the late 1860s

Lots of rain, free land, and easy travel on the railroads encourage people to move west to find the lamb in the 1860s and 1870s

Why did the cattle kingdom come to an end

Ranchers had increase the size of herd, prices fell,lost much of the free grazing land because people put fences on their property ,when there were too many cattle for sale prices went down.

Who is the vaqueros and how did they influence Rancho

Spanish rant chance to develop the writing roping and branding skills

Why did people first saw the planes think it was not good farming

The land was dry and had few trees

What was the Homestead act of 1862

The homestead and tell people to settle on the Great Plains the act do freelance to anyone with a $10 fee and live on the land for five years

How did the room Road affect America's economy in the 1800s

The steel industry grew.quickly helped many others industries grow as well and constructed.construction companies,the coal industry,gotmuch business because of the railroad.

What challenges did plane farmers face

There were a few trees, the climate was extreme, winters brought deep snow. Brushfires and hot summers.

Why did people in Boomtown also need railroads

They needed supplies

Why was the life of a cowhand hard

Violent storms, rustlers to try to steal cattle, long drive took 2 to 3 months, have to control the herd if stampede started

What is the time zone

What time zone is an area where all the towns have on the same time. Standard time system that divided the country into four times zones.

Do you think it was fair for the United States government to use taxpayers money in order to finance the transcontinental railroad

Yes because those taxpayers are going to benefit from the railroad railroad carry workers and the goods to the Wesley also help many industries grow