| A | B |
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| lode | a mass or strip of ore sandwiched between layers of rock |
| ghost town | a former mining town that became deserted |
| subsidy | grant of money from the government to a person or a company for an action intended to benefit the public |
| transcontinental | extending across a continent |
| open range | land not fenced or divided into lots |
| homestead | to earn ownership of land by settling on it |
| sodbuster | name given to plains farmer |
| nomadic | moving from place to place with no permanent home |
| reservation | an area of public land set aside for Native Americans |
