The causes and nature of white American exploitation of the Plains (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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When was westward expansion to Plains?
When was westward expansion to Plains?
1860s
Pacific Railroad Act year
Pacific Railroad Act year
1862
Who introduced Pacific Railroad Act?
Who introduced Pacific Railroad Act?
Lincoln
What Pacific Railroad Act created
What Pacific Railroad Act created
Transcontinental Railroad
Central Pacific starting point
Central Pacific starting point
Sacramento
Union Pacific starting point
Union Pacific starting point
Omaha
Transcontinental Railroad completion year
Transcontinental Railroad completion year
1869
Govt loan per mile of track
Govt loan per mile of track
48,000 for mountains)
What ranches were
What ranches were
Open range areas where cattle were raised
Why cattle were branded
Why cattle were branded
To identify owner