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Chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cash crop | crop grown for sale |
| farmers alliance | network of farmers organizations that work for political and economic rforms in the late 1800's |
| civil rights act of 1875 | law that banned discrimination in public facilities and transportation |
| reservation | public lands where native americans were forced to live by the federal gov't |
| sand creek masacre | 1864 incident in which colorado militia killed a camp of cheyenne and arapaho indians |
| sitting bull | led the Sioux in the fight to retain their lands |
| battle of little bighorn | 1876 battle i which the Sioux defeated US army troops |
| chief joseph | leader of nez perce in their retreat from US troops |
| wounded knee | 1890 confrontation between US cavalry and Sioux that marked the end to the indian resistance |
| assimilate | to be absorbed into the main culture of society |
| dawe's general allotment act | 1887 law that divided reservation land into private family plots |
| transcontinental railroad | rail link between the eastern western US |
| land grant | land designated by the federal govt for building buildings schools and railroads |
| open range system | vast area of grassland in which livestock roamed and grazed |
| homestead act | 1862 law that gave 160 acres of land to citizens willing to live on and cultivate it for 5 yrs |
| exodusters | african amricans who migrated from the south to the west to the civil war |
| vigilante | self-appointed law enforcer |
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