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Chapter 17 Vocab
Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| vigilantes | self-appointed law keepers |
| subsidies | grants of land and money |
| transcontinental railroad | a railroad line that spanned the continent |
| travois | small sleds |
| tepees | cone-shaped tents made of buffalo skins |
| reservation | land set aside for a Native Americans to live on |
| Sitting Bull | Native American tribe leader and general who led attacks to keep whites off his land |
| open range | unfenced land |
| cattle drive | the herding and moving of cattle over long distances |
| vaquero | the Spanish word for cowhand or cowboy |
| cow town | settlement at the end of a cattle trail |
| cattle kingdom | the region dominated by the cattle industry and its ranches, trails, and cow towns |
| homesteaders | settlers who acquired free land from the government |
| sod | a surface layer of earth in which the roots of grasses tangle with |
| sodbusters | Plains farmers |
| sooner | person who sneaked onto the land before the start of the Oklahoma land rush |
| granges | groups of farmers who met for lectures, sewing bees, and other events |
| farm cooperatives | groups of farmers who pool their money to make large purchases of tools, seed, and other supplies at discount |
| inflation | a general rise in prices |
| William Jennings Bryan | took part of the presidential election of 1896, William McKinley's opponent and also known as the "Great Commoner" |
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