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Transforming the West Vocabulary
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vigilante : self-appointed law officer
transcontinental railroad : rail link between the eastern and western United States
land grant : land designated by the federal government for building schools, roads and railroads
open range : vast land that is grassy which livestock roam and graze on
Homestead Act : 160 acres of land given by law in 1862 to citizens willing to live on and cultivate it for 5 years
Exodusters : African Americans who migrated from the South to the West after the Civil War
Transforming the West Vocabulary
Across:1. | African Americans who migrated from the South to the West after the Civil War | 3. | self-appointed law officer |
| 5. | vast land that is grassy which livestock roam and graze on | 6. | land designated by the federal government for building schools, roads and railroads |
| | Down:2. | rail link between the eastern and western United States |
| 4. | 160 acres of land given by law in 1862 to citizens willing to live on and cultivate it for 5 years |
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Transforming the West Vocabulary
Across:1. | African Americans who migrated from the South to the West after the Civil War | 3. | self-appointed law officer |
| 5. | vast land that is grassy which livestock roam and graze on | 6. | land designated by the federal government for building schools, roads and railroads |
| | Down:2. | rail link between the eastern and western United States |
| 4. | 160 acres of land given by law in 1862 to citizens willing to live on and cultivate it for 5 years |
| |
© 2016
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only