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20 Cards in this Set
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vigilante
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A citizen who takes the law into his or her own hands
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subsidy
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A government payment that supports a business or market
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transcontinental railroad
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Completed in 1869 at Promontory, Utah, it linked the eastern railroad system with California's railroad system, revolutionizing transportation in the west
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tepee
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a shelter made of tanned hides fastened to a framework of poles
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travois
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A device for transportation among Plains Indians, the travois consisted of 2 long poles, each lashed to the sides of the dog (and later horse) pulling it.
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reservation
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the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)
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sitting bull
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American Indian chief, he lead the victory of Little Bighorn
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Open Range
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A vast area of grassland owned by the government where ranchers could graze their herds for free
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cattle drive
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Method cowboys used to move large herds of cattle north from ranches in Texas towns along Rail Road in late 1800's.
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vaquero
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Hispanic ranch hand
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Cow town
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towns where cattle were held in pens until they could be loaded into railroad cars and shipped into markets in the East
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Cattle kingdom
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The Great Plains from Texas to Canada where many ranchers raised cattle in the late 1800's
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Sod
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Oh surface layer of earth in which the roots of grasses tangle with soil
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Homesteader
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a settler granted a homestead by the United States government
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Sodbuster
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Name given to Great Plains farmers because they had to break through so much thick soil, called sod, in order to farm
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Sooner
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In 1889, people who illegally claimed land by sneaking past government officials before the land races began
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Grange
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An association formed by farmers in the last 1800s to make life better for farmers by sharing information about crops, prices, and supplies
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Farm cooperative
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organization in which farmers share in growing and selling farm products
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Inflation
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A continuous rise in the price of goods and services
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William Jennings Bryan
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United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
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