| A | B |
|---|
| transcontinental | across a continent |
| prairie | a large area of level or slightly rolling land |
| homesteader | a person who received land under the Homestead Act of 1862 |
| reservation | public land set aside by the government for the use of a particular group of people |
| The Grange | homesteaders who stayed joined together to help on another through hard times |
| prospector | a person who searches for gold, silver, or other valuable minerals |
| boom town | a camp that grows into a town almost overnight |
| cowhands | cattle workers |
| tradition | the handing down of information, beliefs and customs from one generation to another |
