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History vocab USII.4

for our vocab quiz on Wednesday!! Be sure 2 check out my new set in qz format!!!

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Boom towns Western communities that grew quickly because of the mining boom
Texas longhorn hardy breed of cattle raised by ranchers throughout western Texas.
assimilate the social process of absorbing one cultural group into another
Open range Public lands used by ranchers to graze herds.
SodBusters Name given to both the Plains farmers and their plows they used to break up the region's tough sod .
Range rights rights to water sources on the Great Plains; ranchers bought these rights to give them exclusive control of both the water and land around it.
Vaqueros Mexican cowboys in the West who tended cattle and horses.
Roundup Act of driving cattle together and collecting them in a herd.
Cattle drive Long journeys on which cowboys herded cattle to northern markets or grazing lands
Range wars Battles among large ranchers, small ranchers, and farmers on the Great Plains for use of the open range.
Homestead Act law written in 1862 to encourage people to move west of the Mississippi River.
Reservations Federal lands set aside for Native Americans.
Dry farming Method of farming used by Great Plains farmers in the 1890s that allowed them to grow certain crops with less water .
Bonanza a large find of precious ore.
Exoduster African American Plains farmer who was named after the second book of the bible
Transcontinental Railroad a railroad that crossed the U.S., connecting the East to the West .
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