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12 Cards in this Set
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migrate
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to move from one area to another
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immigrate
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to move from one country to another to live there
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Reservation
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public land set aside by the government for Native Americans
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Transcontinental Railroad
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a railroad that crosses the US and was completed in 1869
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treaty
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a document (or agreement) between two or more groups of people, usually declaring peace
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sodbuster
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Great Plains farmer in the late 1800s that had to cut through sod or thick grass before planting crops
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exoduster
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African Americans who moved to the Great Plains after the Civil War (1879-1880)
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entrepreneur
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a person who starts a new business hoping to make a profit
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Gold Rush
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sudden movement of people to a place where gold has been discovered (1848-1859)
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Boom town (Near RRs and mining towns)
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a town that grew very quickly because of sudden success
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Homestead Act
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law signed in 1862 offering free land to people willing to live on it and farm it for 5 years
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Pony Express
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mail service during the 1860s using a relay of riders (on horses) that crossed the continent
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