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What were the groups of covered wagons called

It is not wagon trains.

Groups of covered wagons are called prairie schooners.

But we can also call it wagon trains, I guess.

Which of these traveled on the great plains before it was settled

All are correct: Stagecoaches, the Pony Express, wagon trains

Building east from California which railroad bridged ravines and blasted through the sierra Nevada's granite ridges

the central pacific

Where was the ceremony held on May 10 1869 to celebrate the joining of two railroads

promontory summit

Why was the cavalry first sent to the plains

keep Peace and protect travelers.

Parts of which of these territories were settled by land runs in which people raced to stake a claim on 160 acres of land

Oklahoma

What of these natural hazards was made worse by high winds

All of the answers are correct.

Dust, Snow, and Fire all are made worse by high winds.

What was scarce in the great plains

land

What were homes created by burrowing into the earth

dugouts =)

The Social Security tax is 6 2 percent and the Medicare tax is 1 45 percent of your annual income How much would you pay per year to FICA if your annual earnings were 47000

47000 times 7.65 % the amount of FICA would be 3595.50.

What items where manufactured in the east and made farming easier

One of the items manufactured in the east that made farming easier was the plow. Another manufactured item was the cotton gin. Later came tractors and other planting machinery.

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