| A | B |
|---|
| transcontinental | crosses a continent |
| prejudice | unfair, negative opinion leading to unjust treatment |
| homestead | settler's home and land |
| Exodusters | African American settlers of the west |
| drought | long period with little or no rain |
| sodbusters | Great Plains farmers |
| supply | amount to be sold |
| demand | amount people want to buy |
| railhead | town where track end |
| barbed wire | twisted wire with sharp points |
| reservation | land government gave to Indian tribes |
| habitat | area plant/animal normally lives |
| extinct | no longer exists |
| assimilate | changing culture to blend in |
| corporation | business that sells shares to raise money |
| competition | more than one selling the same thing |
| monopoly | a company with no competition |
| labor union | organization of workers |
| strike | workers refuse to work |
| stockyard | fenced area for animals |
| skyscraper | very tall building |
| rapid transit | trains for moving people around a city |
| slum | poor, crowded part of a city |
| settlement house | community center for needy people in a city |
| Progressives | reformers in cities |
| muckraker | someone who points our the unpleasant truth |
| persecution | unfair treatment of punishment |
| ethnic group | group who share a culture |
| tenement | poorly built apartment building |
