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20 Cards in this Set
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Offering 160 acres of land free to any citizen or intended citizen who was head of the household
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Homestead Act
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African-Americans who moved from the Post-Reconstruction South of Kansas.
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Exoduster
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A home built of block of turf.
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Soddy
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Gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges.
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Morrill Act
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Anormous single-crop spreads of 15,000-50,000 acres.
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Bonanza Farm
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(adj) Friendly, pleasent, and easy to talk to.
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Affable
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(n) Something that adds one's comfort or convience.
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Amenity
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(v) To overlook, forgive, or disregard.
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Condone
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(adj) Deeply regrettable; Unfortunate.
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Deplorable
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(adj) Removing or overcoming suspicion; Inspiring confidence.
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Disarming
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(adj) Amusingly odd or comical.
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Droll
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(v) To escape, especially by means of daring, cleverness or skill.
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Elude
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(adj) Absolutely necessary.
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Imperative
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(n) The object of a hunt; Prey
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Quarry
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(n) An uneasy feeling arising from one's conscience or priciples.
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Scruple
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(adj) Expressing care or concern.
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Solicitously
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(n) Physical or moral strength; Endurance.
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Stamina
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(adj) Capable of being touched or felt; Having actual form and substance.
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Tangible
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(adj) So remarkable as to seem supernatural.
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Uncanny
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(adj) Intensity devoted and enustaiastic.
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Zealous
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