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| vigilante | a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority |
| subsidy | a sum of money granted by the government or public body to assist an industry of business |
| transcontinental railroad | a railroad line that spanned or crossed the continent |
| immigrate | to come to live in a foreign country permanently |
| manual | involving work done by hand |
| reservation | an area of land set aside for occupation by North American Indians |
| violate | break or fail to comply with a rule or formal agreement |
| Dawes Act | 1887 law which gave all Native American males 160 acres to farm and also set up schools to make Native American children more like other Americans |
| homesteader | settlers who acquire an area of public land in the West (usually 160 acres) granted to any U.S. citizen willing to settle on and far |
| sooners | people who sneaked onto the land to claim the best land before the gun fired to begin the Land Rush |
| surplus | an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand |
| granges | farmers' association organized in 1867. It sponsored social activities, community service and political lobbying. |
| Farm cooperatives | groups of farmers who pool their money to make large purchases of tools, seed and other supplies at a discount |
| Inflation | a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money |
