ss ch 18 voc
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 lode | a mass or strip of ore sandwiched between layers of rock |
| ore | a mineral mined for the valuable substance it contains such as silver |
| vigilantes | people who take the law into there own hands |
| ghost town | former mining town that became deserted |
| subsidy | grant of money from the government to a person or a company for an action intended to benefit the public |
| transcontinenta | rail road extending across the contenent |
| open range | land not fenced or divided |
| brand | symbol burned into an animals hide |
| vaquero | hispanic ranch hand |
| homestead | to acquire a piece of US public land by living on and cultivating (5 years) (setiling fee) |
| sodbuster | name given to plains farmers |
| dry farming | plant seeds deep into the ground were the moisture is so they will grow |
| nomadic | someone who moves around a lot |
| reservation | an area of public land set aside for the native americans |
| national grange | the first farmers organization in the US |
| populist party | US political party formed in 1892 representing mainly farmers, favoring free coinage of silver and government control of railroads and other monopolies |
| free silver | the unlimited production of silver coins |
| cooperatives | store where farmers brought products from each other |
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