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2. What happened in 1848?

  • Gold was discovered
  • Barbed Wire was invented
  • Battle of Little Big Horn
  • Battle of Wounded Knee

3. How many acres did you get in the Homestead Act of 1962?

  • 160 acres
  • 160 acres but half had to have trees planted on them
  • 40 acres
  • 80 acres

4. When was the Transcontinental Railways completed?

  • 1879
  • 1849
  • 1869
  • 1859

5. When was Barbed Wire invented and Turkey Red Wheat came over to USA?

  • 1874
  • 1871
  • 1872
  • 1873

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