| A | B |
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| Pacific Railroad Act | Offered two companies government loans and free land to build a transcontinental railroad across the United States. |
| Cattle drive | A long journey cowboys took to herd cattle from ranches in the West to the railroads. |
| Railhead | A town that sprang up along a new railroad line. |
| Homesteader | A person who claimed land under the Homestead Act. |
| Stockyard | A cattle pen |
| Transcontinental Railroad | A railroad that crosses the entire continent. |
| Property Rights | Rights to own or use something -such as land. People could buy or sell land. |
| Reservation | A territory reserved, or set aside for Native Americans. |
| Homestead Act | Gave 160 acres of public land to any adult man or widow if he or she farmed the land for five years. |
| Cowtowns | Towns that developed for cowboys passing through. |
| Custer's Land Stand | A battle where the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho fought against the U.S. Calvary at Little Big Horn. |
