The building of the transcontinental railroad meant that railroad companies desperately needed labour. How did the companies encourage people to move onto the plains in order to work for them?
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Card 7
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What did homesteaders burn as fuel in the absence of a supply of wood?
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Card 8
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What did homesteaders build out of mud and grass in order to offer shelter from the harsh weather?
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Card 9
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John Deere invented which new farming machine which helped break up tough soil.
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Card 10
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By the late late 1860s, the US army were now launching 'winter campaigns'. Why were Indians particularly vulnerable to this?
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Card 11
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Which new fashion commodity did people want from buffalo which encouraged people to hunt the buffalo?
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Card 12
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What was the name of the new hunting method where people would shoot numerous buffalo with long range rifles?
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Card 13
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What did homesteaders build out of mud and grass in order to offer shelter from the harsh weather?
