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10 Cards in this Set
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Homesteader
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farmer or croppper who owned land; usually immigrants
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Homestead act
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started at $10.00, any citizen could have 160 of public lands
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prarie
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a wide span of land covered with grass
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capital
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money, often from bank loans
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cowboy
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person who tended cattle in the west
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longhorn
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heardy texas cattle-decended from cattle-brought by spaniards.
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range
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open land for grazing cattle
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stampedes
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the most commmon
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chuck wagon
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a wagon that shelevs and drawrs for coffee, flour, beans, and sugar, a swinging leg held up the open box lid and turned into a table top.
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chaps
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a leather cover for pants
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