| A | B |
|---|
| subsistence farming | producing enough food to feed one's family |
| Homestead Act | 1862 law that provided up to 160 acres of land to settlers who would live on it and farm it for 5 years |
| land speculator | someone who buys and sells land hoping to make a profit |
| market | area of economic activity in which people buy and sell goods and services |
| diversified farming | the practice of producing a variety of crops and livestock on one farm |
| Grange | nationwide organization for farmers that supports their economic well-being and their political interests |
| cooperative | organization formed to help members buy or sell products as a large group to get a better price |
| Louis Fertile | made a profit from buying and selling land |
| Oliver H. Kelley | Founded the Grange |
| Sarah Tainter | helped set up the farm by managing the household |
| James J. Hill | known as the "empire builder" |
| John Tainter | helped set up the farm by breaking sod |
| regulate | to control or adjust something in order to change how it works |
