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Chapter 2 Vocab
Settling In The West
Term | Definition |
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Vigilance Comittee | group of citizens who bring justice to criminals. |
Hydraulic Mining | spraying water at high pressure on a mountain/hill to rid of dirt and reveal mineral. |
Open Range | Large areas of grass owned by the government. |
Hacienda | a huge ranch |
Barrios | Spanish-speaking neighborhoods in a city/town |
Homestead | public land used by living and cultivating it |
Dry Farming | A way of farming dry land by planting seeds deep in dry land |
Sodbuster | A farmer on the Great Plains |
Bonanza Farm | A large wheat farm |
Nomad | A person who travels in search for food |
Annuity | Money paid by contract by regular interval |
Assimilate | TO take in a group from a different culture population |
Allotment | Land given to certain people for certain reasons |