VOCAB REVIEW | Unit 2 Chapter 3 | "Settling the West"

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Definition of "prospector":

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A person who searches for valuable resources like gems or precious metals.

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Definition of 'forty-niner':

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One of the thousands of prospective miners who traveled to California seeking gold in 1849.

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Definition of "entrepreneur":

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A person who starts, manages, and is responsible for a business.

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Definition of "Californio":

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A resident of California of Spanish or Mexican descent before the gold rush.

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Definition of "posse":

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A group organized by a sheriff to hunt down criminals or fugitives.

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Identify the vocabulary word: "A vast area of grassland owned by the government for free grazing."

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open range

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Vocabulary: "an enormous farm run for profit"

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bonanza farm

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Definition: An enormous outdoor corral for animals until slaughter.

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stockyard

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Define: "an abandoned town that has fallen into ruin"

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ghost town

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Define: "a town with rapid population growth in a short time"

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boomtown