US History Unit 1 Vocab

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Colorado became a state in 1876, the centennial of the nation.

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Centennial State

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Texas ranchers organized a plan to drive herds north to rail lines in Kansas and Missouri.

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Long Drive

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Law enforcement in early mining towns due to thieves and outlaws.

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Vigilantes

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Public land set aside by the government for Indian use.

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Reservation

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Did not live in permanent villages but traveled across the plains, following buffalo herds.

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Nomadic

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Law forcing Indians to abandon tribal ways for white man's ways; allowed 160 acres for farming or 320 for grazing.

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Dawes Act

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Top layer of soil covered with grass, tough to plow.

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Sod

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Bluish ore (silver) found in western Nevada, one of the richest mining finds in history, yielding over $300 million in gold and silver.

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Comstock Lode

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U.S. government land allowed ranchers to graze cattle for free (4.5 million head).

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Open Range

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Places where longhorns were shipped by rail to Chicago (e.g., Dodge City, Abilene).

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Cow Town