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Ch. 2 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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1. Hydraulic Mining | method of mining by which water is sprayed at a very high pressure against a hill or mountain, washing away large quantities of dirt, gravel, and rock and exposing the minerals beneath the surface |
2. Bonanza Farm | large, high profitable wheat farm |
3. Hacienda | a huge ranch |
4. Assimilate | to absorb a group into the culture of another population |
5. Allotment | a plot of land assigned to an individual or a family for a specified use |
6. Vigilance Committee | group of ordinary citizens who organize to find criminals and bring them to justice |
7. Homestead | a piece of US public land acquired by living on it and cultivating it |
8. Dry Farming | way of farming dry land in which seeds are planted deep in the ground where there is moisture |
9. Sodbuster | a name given to Great Plains farmers |
10. Open Range | vast areas of grassland owned by the federal government |
11. Nomad | a person who continually moves from place to place, usually in search for food |
12. Annuity | money paid by contract at regular intervals |
13. Barrios | Spanish- speaking neighborhoods in a town or city |