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Western Frontier
CHPT. 18 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Reservation | The act of reserving something |
Lode | A vein of metal or ore in the Earth |
Transcontinental | crossing a continent |
Vigilante | a member of a self appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be in adequate |
Brand | A marking by a hot iron |
Ghost Town | A deserted town with few or no remaining inhabitants |
Subsidy | A sum of money granted by the government (a business loan |
Ore | A natural occuring solid material from which a valuable mineral can be extracted |
Open Range | A large grazing area without fences or other barriers |
Nomadic | A person or animal that does not stay in the same place very long |
Homestead Act | a special act of Congress (1862) that made public lands in the West available to settlers without payment, usually in lots of 160 acres, to be used as farms. |