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Western Settlement
Chapter 18 - Western Settlement
Term | Definition |
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boom towns | towns that grew quickly around mining sites |
ghost towns | towns deserted as prospectors moved on to more promising sites or returned home. |
transcontinental railroad | railroad that would connect the Atlantic and Pacific coasts |
Long Drive | the herding of cattle from Texas to more than 1,000 miles to railroads |
Homestead Act | gave 160 free acres of land to a settler who paid a filing fee and lived on the land for 5 years. |
homestead | to earn ownership of land by settling on it. |
reservations | areas of land set aside for Native Americans |
Wounded Knee | location where US soldiers killed 300 Lakota Indians and marked the end of armed conflict between the US government and Native Americans |
Populist Party | political party that thought the government should own railroads and communication lines, there should be a currency based on free silver, and other various political reforms. |