unsettled areas of the country occupied by Native Americans

area from Missouri River to Rocky Mts.

a town that has a sudden burst of economic or population growth

cattle drives to cow towns along the railways

first cowhands who came from Mexico with the Spaniards, helped ranchers manage their herds

people who took the law into their own hands

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Question	Answer
frontier	unsettled areas of the country occupied by Native Americans
Great Plains	area from Missouri River to Rocky Mts.
boomtown	a town that has a sudden burst of economic or population growth
long drive	cattle drives to cow towns along the railways
vaquero	first cowhands who came from Mexico with the Spaniards, helped ranchers manage their herds
vigilantes	people who took the law into their own hands