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HMS 7 CH 19
Opening the West
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| subsidies | financial aid given by a govt to support a project that benefits the public |
| transcontinental | going across the continent; connecting the Pacific and Atlantic coasts |
| time zones | geographic region in which the same standard time is used |
| long drives | trips of hundreds of miles driving cattle to distant markets |
| vaqueros | western cowhand of Hispanic origin; Spanish cowboy |
| homestead | to earn ownership of land by living on it |
| sodbusters | early great plains farmers who developed new methods of farming and new tools |
| dry farming | a farming method that depends on trapping moisture in the soil; non-irrigated land |
| nomadic | moving from place to place in search of food |
| reservation | an area of land set aside for use by Native American tribes |
| National Grange | a network of local farmer's groups |
| cooperatives | stores owned and operated for the benefit of a certain group |
| populism | an appeal to the common people |