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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| lode | a mass or strip of ore sandiched between layers of rock
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| ore | a mineral mined for the valuable substance it contains such as silver or gold
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| vigilante | person who takes the law into their own hands
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| ghost town | former mining town that became deserted
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| subsidy | grant of money from the government to a person or company-action to benefit the public
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| transcontinental rail line | rail line extending across a continent
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| open range | land not fenced or divided into lots
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| long drive | the herding of cattle 1,000 miles or more to meet the railroads
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| Homestead Act of 1862 | Congress passed it to give 160 free acres of land to people who lived on it for 5 years
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| sodbuster | a name given to the plains farmer
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| dry farming | a way of farming dry land in which seeds are planted deep in the ground where there is some moisture
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| nomadic | moving from place to place with no permanent home
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| reservation | an area of public lands set aside for Native Americans
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| National Grange | the first farmers' organization in the U.S.
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| cooperative | store where farmers bought products from each other, an enterprise owned and operated by those who use its services
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| Populist Party | u.S. political party formed in 1892 representing mainly farmers favoring free coinage of silver and government control of railroads
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| free silver | the unlimited production of silver coins
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