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SS Chapter 14
transcontinental railroad
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Social Studies
5th Grade
04/23/2012

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EXODUSTER
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AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO SETTLED THE GREAT PLAINS AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
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HOMSTEAD ACT
Definition
OFFERED 160 AKRES OF LAND TO CITIZENS WHO PAYED A SMALL FEE AND FARMED THE LAND FOR FIVE YEARS
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DEMAND
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THE AMOUNT OF SOMETHING PEOPLE WANT TO BUY AT CERTIAN PRICES
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SUPPLY
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THE AMOUNT OF SOMETHING PEOPLE WANT TO SELL AT CERTIAN PRICES
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RAILHEADS
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A TOWN WHERE RAILROAD TRACKS BEGAN OR ENDED
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INVENTED THE TELEGRAPH
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SAMUEL MORSE
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WERE SOME OF THE HARDSHIPS OF LIVING ON THE GREAT PLAINS
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HARSH CLIMATE
SWARMS OF GRASS HOPPERS
PRARIE FIRES
SCARCITY OF WOOD
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