| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Union Pacific Railroad | Railroad that went from Nebraska eastward |
| Central Pacific Railroad | Railroad that went from California eastward. |
| Leland Stanford | Man that connected the UPR and the CPR |
| Lode | A rich vein of gold or silver |
| Vigilante | Self-appointed law inforcers |
| Transcontinental Railroad | A railroad that stretches from coast to coast. |
| Subsidy | Financial aid or grant from government |
| Exodusters | A group of African Americans that moved to Kansas |
| Populist Party | A new politcal party that demanded new laws to help farmers |
| National Grange | Wanted to boost farm profits and reduce the rates that R.R.'s charged for shipping grain. |
| Farmers Alliance | Group that helped employers and farmers |
| Sod House | built of soil and held together by grass roots |
| Sod buster | farmer on the grate plains in the late 1800's |
| cooperative | group of farmers who pool their money to buy seeds and tools on wholesale. |
| wholesale | buying or selling something in large quantities at lower prices. |
| inflation | a rise of prices and a decrease in the value of money. |
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