| Term | Definition |
|---|
| exodusters | settlers going west to escape violence and exploitation |
| william jennings bryan | former nabraska congressman and a powerful speaker |
| morrill land-grant act | this plus various land grants gave 140 million acres of western land to state governments |
| sooners | people who sneaked into lands earlier than allowed; oklahoma |
| homestead act | offered american citizens and immigrants who planned to be citizens 160 acres of public land for $10 registration fee |
| defration | prolonged period of dropped prices |
| cash crops | crops raised and sold for money |
| george custer | Lt. col. that was a leader in the destruction of cheyenne indians |
| chief joseph | lead his people from their home to a reservation in idaho |
| populists | another name for the people party which started with various small political parties associated with the farmers alliance |
| grange | term that came from the word meaning "farm" |
| sitting bull | he and his indians fought custer at the battle of little big horn |
| boomers | pressured congress to allow legal settlement in territory |
| squatters | people who move into land that does not belong to them |
Combine with other sets
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