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the battle of little big horn took place in montana
the tribes that resettled in present-day oklahoma were.. the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Comanche, and Arapho nations
people in boomtowns... mined and/or worked and went to church on sunday. There were not many laws in boomtowns.
it was hard to build the transcontinental railroad because of the... hot planes, rocky mountains and the sierra nevada mountains
some boomtowns survived because.. more was usually found there so people from other boomtowns left to go to that boomtown
the coming of the railroad attracted people because... it produced more trade and it was easier to get to the west than the oregon trail.
open range not fenced in or divided into lots
brand symbol
vaqueros hispanic ranch hand
homestead earn ownership of land by settling on it
dry farming a way of farming dry land in which seeds are planted deep in the ground where there is some moisture
sodbuster a name given to the Plains farmers
cow towns developed next to railroads to... market and ship cattle
The "Cattle Kingdom" came to an end due to.. overgrazing, very cold winters and more supply and less demand
Homestead act helped... settlers get free land and african americans and woman start different lifestyles
national grange the first farmers' organization in the united states
cooperative store where farmers bought products from each other
populist party u.s. political party formed in 1892 representing mainly farmers, favoring free coinage of silver and government run railroads and other monopolies
free silver the unlimited production of silver coins
the candidates for the election of 1896 were William McKinley and William jennings bryan
some of the farmer's problems were high interest for borrowing money and storing crops, rising costs for transporting their goods and for buying seeds and equipment, and the price of a bushel of wheat dropped
some of the actions farmers took to address their problems were the Populist Party, granges, and alliances
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