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Atlas Activity- Developing the West Nystrom Atlas, P. 72-77

Atlas Activity- Developing the West Nystrom Atlas, P. 72-77. When was the first time a person could take a train from Boston to Sacramento? Who paid for 166,703 miles of track to be laid? What animal replaced the bison/buffalo on the Great Plains and how did trains help this industry?

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Atlas Activity- Developing the West Nystrom Atlas, P. 72-77

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  1. Atlas Activity-Developing the WestNystrom Atlas, P. 72-77 • When was the first time a person could take a train from Boston to Sacramento? • Who paid for 166,703 miles of track to be laid? • What animal replaced the bison/buffalo on the Great Plains and how did trains help this industry? • What are “cow towns” and name two. • How many Indians lived on the western prairies after the Civil War? • What % of land was farmed in 1850, then in 1900 and what primary product is grown? • How much land did the Dawes Act give to Indians to farm? • How much land did the Homestead Act give to settlers to farm? This cartoon is title, “The Grange,” what is the man trying to accomplish?

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