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Chapter 12 AMERICANS MOVE WEST
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| Boom Town | A camp that grows into a town almost overnight |
| Homesteader | A person who received land under the Homestead Act of 1862 |
| Prairie | A large area of level or slightly rolling land |
| Prospector | A person who searches for gold, silver, or other valuable minerals |
| Reservation | Public land set aside by the government for the use of a particular group of people |
| Tradition | The handing down of information, beliefs, and customs from one generation to another |
| Transcontinental | Across a continent |
| Promontory Point, Utah | The place where the railroad lines from the east and west joined in 1869 |
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