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"Settlers"
Westward Expansion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Migration | movement from one part of something to another. |
| Vigilante | a self-appointed group of citizens who act as law enforcement in their community without legal authority |
| Exoduster | a name given to African Americans who migrated from the south to Kansas in the late 1800’s |
| Sodbusters | A person who operates a farm by digging up the sod or ground with a plow or other tools. |
| Vaqueros | The Spanish word for a cowboy or cattle driver. |
| Ghost Town | a deserted town with few or no remaining inhabitants after the local resource is gone. |
| Boom Town | a town undergoing very fast growth due to a sudden economic growth |
| Homestead | an area of public land in the West - usually 160 acres - granted to any US citizen willing to settle and farm the land for at least five years |