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The Western Frontier
Ch.18 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Reservation | An area of public lands set aside for Native Americans. |
Lode | A mass or strip of ore sandwich between layers of rock. |
Transcontinental | Extending across a continent. |
Vigilante | People who take the law into their own hands. |
Brand | A symbol burned into an animal's hide to show ownership. |
Ghost Town | Former mining town that became deserted. |
Subsidy | Grant of money from the government to a person or a company for an action intended to benefit the public. |
Ore | A mineral mined for the valuable substance it contains, such as silver. |
Open Range | Land not fenced or divided into lots. |
Nomadic | Moving from place to place with no permanent home. |
Homestead Act | To acquire a piece of U.S. public land by living on a cultivating. |