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westward expansion

S.S./thornton: TOPIC 1,vocab

QuestionAnswer
transcontinental extending across the continent
prejudice an unfavorable opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge, htought,or reason
homestead to settle on
habitat the place where a person or thing is normally found
drought a long period of dry weather
demand the desire to purchase along with the power to do so
supply the quantity of goods on the market
reservation a tract of land set apart for a special purpose such as holding Indian tribes
extinct no longer in use
assimilate to adapt or adjust to the cultures,additudes, etc., of a group or nation
cattle trails
Black Cowboys of Texas African-American cowboys that herd large groups of cows across the West
Great Western Cattle Trail another cattle trail roughly parallel to the Chisolm Trail
Chisolm Trail a cattle trail used to drive cows overland from ranches in Texas to Kansas railheads
Native American a member of any indigenous people of the West hemisphere
relocation to move to a different location
Great Salt Lake a large saltwater lake located in northwestern Utah
Grand Canyon located in northwestern Arizona,it was carved by the Colorado river
Salton Sea a saltwater lake located in the southeastern corner of California
Mojave Desert a desert that occupies a significant portion of southeastern California
agriculture the occupation concerned with feeding,breeding and raising livestock and crops
natural resources the natural wealth of a country
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