Vocab Set 1 Flashcards
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boomtown
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a growth of mining camps and tent cities into towns
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comstock lode
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comstock discovered a rich vein of gold in the sierra nevada mountains in 1859
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vaquero
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spanish word for cowhand
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gold rush of 1849
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gold was discovered in cali
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chisholm trail
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used by cowhand to move cattle north to the rail lines
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cattle drive
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herding and moving of cattle over long distances
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homesteader
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acquired free farm land from the government
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sod
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grass w thick roots
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sodbuster
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a homesteader who clears the land to farm
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sooner
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went to oklahoma territory before they were supposed to
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barbed wite
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kept cattle from eating crops
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steel plow
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allowed farmers to cut through sod
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homestead act of 1862
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added free plots of land
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mechanized reaper
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used to harvest grain more quickly
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surplus
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more than is needed
