8th Grade Social Studies Chapter 19 sec. 1-3
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8th Grade Social Studies test Chapter 19 Sections 1-3
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Millbrook Jr. High 8th Grade Social Studies
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Mexican cowboy | Vaquero |
| What caused the demand for beef to increase after the civil war? | Growing cities in the East |
| What was the life of a cowboy like? | Boring, low paying, dangerous |
| Tepee used by Plains Indians for what? | shelter |
| What was the job of Native American women? | Gathered food |
| How did vigilantes brake the law? | By hanging people without a trial. |
| Travois used by Plains Indians for what purpose? | To haul things |
| What was the job of Native American men? | Military duties |
| Why was the Transcontinental Railroad important? | It brought goods and people to the west. |
| Corral | Contained horses |
| Comstock Lode | Largest gold strike in the area |
| Subsidies to Transcontinental Railroad were important | Allowed them to raise the money they needed to build the Transcontinental Railroad |
| Jerky | A type of food |
| Who did the Union Pacific Railroad hire? | Irish immigrants |
| How were boomtowns and cow towns similar? | Both were crowded, dangerous, and busy |
| Horses changed the lives of the Plains Indians | By making it easier to hunt buffalo |
| Who did the Central Pacific Railroad hire? | Chinese immigrants |
| Importance of the trails like the Chisolm Trail | Allowed ranchers to make more money on their cattle |
| What did Indians get from buffalo? | Clothing, shelter and food |
| Cattle drive | To move the cattle to the railroad terminals |
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