Chapter 11 Vocab

Question 1

group of ordinary citizens formed by local law enforcement officers whose goal is to find criminals and bring them to justice

Answer 1

Vigilance Committee

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

Hydraulic Mining

Question 3

vast areas of grassland owned by the federal government

Answer 3

Open Range

Question 4

driving cattle long distances to a railroad depot for fast transport and great profit.

Answer 4

Long Drive

Question 5

a huge ranch

Answer 5

Hacienda

Question 6

Hispanic Neighborhoods

Answer 6

Barrios

Question 7

to remove by force

Answer 7

Extract

Question 8

to change in order to meet the demands of a certain environment or circumstance

Answer 8

Adapt

Question 9

happening before an event

Answer 9

Prior

Question 10

method of acquiring a piece of U.S. public land by living on the cultivating

Answer 10

Homestead

Question 11

a way of farming dry land in which seeds are planted deep in the ground where there is some moisture

Answer 11

Dry Farming

Question 12

a name given to Great Plains farmers

Answer 12

Sodbuster

Question 13

large highly profitable wheat farm

Answer 13

Bonanza Farm

Question 14

to be likely to, or have intentions to, perform an act

Answer 14

Prospective

Question 15

a new idea or method

Answer 15

Innovation

Question 16

a person who continually moves from place to place usually in search of food

Answer 16

Nomad

Question 17

money paid by contract at regular intervals

Answer 17

Annuity

Question 18

to absorb a group into the culture of a larger population

Answer 18

Assimilate

Question 19

a plot of land assigned to an indicidual or a family for cultivation

Answer 19

Allotment

Question 20

to move to a new place

Answer 20

Relocate

Question 21

to guarantee or to make certain

Answer 21

Ensure

Question 22

an estimation of a figure that is close to the actual figure

Answer 22

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