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chapter 6 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1.)cash crop- | crop grown for sale. |
| 2.)farmers' alliance- | network of farmers' organizations that worked for political and economic reforms in the late 1800's. |
| 3.)civil rights act of 1875- | law that banned discrimination in public facilities and transportation. |
| 4.)reservation- | public lands where native Americans were forced to live by the federal government. |
| 5.)sand creek massacre- | 1864 incident in which Colorado militia killed a camp of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians. |
| 6.)battle of the little big horn- | 1876 battle in which the siox defeated u.s. army troops. |
| 7.)wounded knee- | 1890 confrontation between u.s. Calvary and Sioux that marked the end of Indian resistance. |
| 8.)assimilate- | to be absorbed into main culture of society. |
| 9.)dawes general allotment act- | 1887 law that divided reservation land into private family plots. |
| 10.)vigilante- | self-appointed law enforcer. |
| 11.)Transcontinental railroad- | rail link between the eastern and the western united states. |
| 12.)land grant- | land designated by the federal government for building schools, roads,or railroads. |
| 13.)open range system- | vast area of grassland on which live-stock roamed and grazed. |
| 14.)homestead act- | 1862 law that gave 160 Acers of land to citizens willing to live on and cultivate it to five years. |
| 15.)exodusters- | African Americans who migrated form the south to the west after the civil war. |