| A | B |
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| Wrangler | A cowboy or herdsman who rounds up and takes care of cattle or horses |
| Transcontinental | Extending or going across the Continent. |
| Corporation | A business organization formed by individuals who pool their money and become stockholders in the business. |
| Subsidy | A gift of money or land from the government. |
| Long Drive | The herding of cattle form their rangeland in Texas to the railroads in Kansas. |
| Drover | A trail boss |
| Quarantine | A restraint upon the transport of goods to prevent the spread of disease or pests. |
| Public Domain | Land owned directly by the Government. |
| Homesteading | Establishing a home on government land by fulfilling the requirements of a homestead law. |
| Preemption | the right to buy the land a person had already settled on. |
| Remuda | A herd. |
| Land Grant | A grant of land from the government for the good of the public |
