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Sum
Amount or total
Extract
to remove, usually by force
Vigilante
people who take the law into their own hands
Subsidy
grant of money from the government to a person or company for an action intended to benefit the public.
Transcontinental
extending across a continent
Time zone
a geographical region within which the same standard of time is used
Long drive
the herding of cattle for 1,000 miles or more to meet the railroad
Locate
establish
Vaquero
Hispanic ranch hand
Factor
contributing circumstance
Homestead
to acquire a piece of U.S. public land by living on and cultivating it
Sodbuster
a name given to the plains farmer
Dry farming
a way of farming dry land in which seeds are planted deep into the ground where there is some moisture.
Ensure
make certain
Nomadic
moving from place to place with no permanent home
Reservation
an area of public lands set aside for Native Americans
Widespread
far-reaching
Create
to form; to make
National Grange
the first farmers organization in the United States
Cooperative
work together
Populism
appeal to the common people
Currency
metal coins and paper notes used as money
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