Transforming the WestOnline version Memorize the vocab from this section. by Soren Foosball 1 Viglante definition 2 transcontinental railroad definition 3 land grant definition 4 open range definition 5 homestead act definition 6 exodusters definition Vigilante A self-appointed law enforcer. Transcontinental Railroad Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US Land grant land designated by the federal government for building schools, roads, or railroads. Open range Unfenced grazing lands on which cattle ran freely and cattle ownership was established through branding. Homestead Act Passed in 1862, it gave 160 acres of public land to any settler who would farm the land for five years. The settler would only have to dig a well and build a road. Exodusters A name for African Americans who settled on the Great Plains
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