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The Western Frontier

Chapter 18

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nomadic moving from place to place with no permanate home
reservation an area of public lands set aside for Native Americans
open range land not fenced or divided into lots
brand a symbol burned into an animal's hide to show ownership
vaquero spanish ranch land
homestead to acquire a piece of U.S. public land by living on and cultivating it
sod buster a name given to the Plains farmer
dry farming a way of farming dry land in which seed are planted deep into the ground
lodes a mass or strip of ore sandwiched between layers or rock
ore a mineral mined for the valuable substance it contains, such as silver
vigilante people who take the law into their own hands
ghost town former mining town that became deserted
subsidy grant of money from the goverment to a person or a company for an action intended to benefit the public
trancontinental extending across a continent
National Grange the first farmers' organization in the United States
cooperative store where farmers bought products from each other; an enterprize owned and operated by those who use its services
Populist Party US political party formed in 1892 representing mainly farmers, favoring free coinage of silver and government control of railroads and other monpolies
free silver the unlimited production of silver coins
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