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SOCIAL STUDIES EQT 1
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6th Grade
10/06/2011

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COLORADO ROCKIES
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PIKES PEAK IS LOCATED IN THIS MOUNTAIN RANGE
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GOLD
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METAL THAT SET OFF A MINING RUSH IN 1859
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LODES
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WHERE MOST OF THE UNDERGROUND SILVER OR GOLD THAT WAS SANDWICHED BETWEEN LAYERS OF ROCKS CALLED THIS
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VIGILANTES
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TERM DESCRIBED THOSE WHO DEALT OUT THEIR OWN BRAND OF JUSTICE WITHOUT BENEFIT OF TRIAL OR JURY
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SUBSIDIES
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THE LAND GRANTS AND FINANCIAL AID THAT WERE RECEIVED FROM THE GOVERNMENT
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CHINESE
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THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD RELIED ON WHAT GROUP OF WORKERS
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TRANSCONTINENTAL
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THE RAILROAD CONNECTED THE ATLANTIC COAST WITH THE PACIFIC COAST
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TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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COMPLETION OF THIS RAILROAD PARTIALLY FULFILLED THE MANIFEST DESTINY
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IRISH, AFRICAN AMERICANS
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UNION PACIFIC RELIED ON THIS GROUP OF WORKERS
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TRANSCONTINENTAL
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MEANS EXPANDING ACROSS A CONTINENT
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PROMONTORY POINT
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WHERE THE TWO SETS OF TRACKS MET (TRANSCONTINENTAL)
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BRAND
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TO BURN A SYMBOL INTO AN ANIMAL'S HIDE TO SHOW OWNERSHIP
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OPEN RANGE
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THE LAND OF TEXAS DURING THE "CATTLE KINGDOM"
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COW TOWNS
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TOWNS THAT SHIPPED CATTLE TO THE MARKET
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SOD, SOIL, AND GRASS
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PLAIN'S FAMILY FIRST HOME USUALLY WERE MADE OUT OF THESE
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HOMESTEADERS CAME TO THE PLAINS BECAUSE
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TO OWN LAND, BE INDEPENDENT
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HOMESTEAD ACT
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PROVIDED 160 ACRES OF LAND TO A SETTLER WHO PAID A FILING FEE AND LIVED ON THE LAND FOR 5 YEARS
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EXODUSTERS
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WHAT AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO LEFT THE SOUTH AND SETTLED IN KANSAS IN THE LATE 1870S CALLED THEMSELVES
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NOMADIC
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DESCRIBES MOST OF THE PLAINS INDIANS WHO TRAVELED VAST DISTANCES TO FOLLOW BUFFALO
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INDIAN PEACE COMMISSION
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RECOMMENDED MOVING NATIVE AMERICANS TO RESERVATIONS
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Mistreating abd moving to reservations
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CAUSED MAJOR CONFLICT BETWEEN THE NATIVE AMERICAN AND THE WHITE MAN
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RESERVATIONS
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THE NAME GIVEN TO THE TRACT OF LAND WHERE THE NATIVE AMERICANS MOVED
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CHIEF JOSEPH
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THE LEADER OF THE NEZ PERCE INDIANS WHO LED MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND MILES WHILE BEING PURSUED BY MANY ARMY UNITS
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COLONEL GEORGE CUSTER
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CIVIL WAR VETERAN & ARMY LIEUTENANT DEFEATED BY SITTING BULL & CRAZY HORSE AT THE BATTLE OF LITTLE BIGHORN
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GERONIMO
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APACHE LEADER THAT LED RAIDS AGAINST SETTLERS & THE ARMY IN ARIZONA & THE LAST NATIVE AMERICAN TO FORMALLY SURRENDER TO THE U.S.
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GHOST DANCE
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THE DANCE THAT WOVOKA A PROPHET GAVE TO THE SIOUX TO HEMP THEM REGAIN THEIR FORMER GREATNESS
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WOVOKO
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THE PROPHET THE SIOUX TURNED FOR HELP
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WOUNDED KNEE
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WHERE MANY LAKOTA/SIOUX SLAUGHTERED BY THE U.S. ARMY IN AN EFFORT TO STOP THE GHOST DANCE?
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COOPERATIVES
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TYPES OF STORES THE GRANGE TRY TO SET UP IN 1874
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THE GRANGE
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NAMED OF THE FIRST FARMERS' ORGANIZATION
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FARMERS ALLIANCE
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ORGANIZATION FORMED THE PEOPLE'S PARTY
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STANDARD GAUGE
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MOST RAILROADS COMPANIES ADOPTED THIS DURING THE LATE 1800S
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RAILROAD
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ALLOWED AMERICAN INDUSTRY TO EXPAND INTO THE WEST
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CYRUS FIELD
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LINKED THE US AND EUROPE WITH A TRANSATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE
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ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
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INVENTED THE TELEPHONE
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THOMAS EDISON
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INVENTED THE ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB AND BUILD THE FIRST CENTRAL ELECTRIC POWER PLANT
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HENRY FORD
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PIONEERED THE FIRST ASSEMBLY LINE(CARS)
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MADE GOODS FASTER
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ASSEMBLY LINES REVOLUTIONIZED INDUSTRIES THIS WAY
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LAND LABOR CAPITAL
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THREE FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
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ANDREW CARNEGIE
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THE STEEL COMPANY OWNER WHO WAS A GREAT PHILANTHROPIST
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MONOPOLY
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GAINING ALMOST TOTAL CONTROL OF AN INDUSTRY
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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
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1881, A GROUP OF NATIONAL TRADE UNIONS FORMED THIS ORGANIZATION
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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
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METHOD USED WHEN UNIONS TRY TO REPRESENT WORKERS IN ORDER TO BARGAIN WITH MANAGEMENT
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PERSECUTION
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ALONG WITH ECONOMIC TROUBLE THIS IS THE CONDITION THAT DROVE PEOPLE TO EMIGRATE
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STATUE OF LIBERTY
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SYMBOL OF HOPE THAT GREETED IMMIGRANTS AT NEW YORK HARBOR
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ELLIS ISLAND
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ISLAND IN NEW YORK HARBOR WAS CONSIDERED THE EAST IMMIGRANT ENTRANCE TO THE UNITED STATES
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ANGEL ISLAND
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ISLAND IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY ON THE WEST COAST THAT WAS THE PROCESSING CENTER FOR IMMIGRANTS INTO THE UNITED STATES
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FINDING WORK
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IMMIGRANT'S GREATEST CHALLENGE UPON ENTERING THE UNITED STATES
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ASSIMILATE
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MEANS TO BECOME PART OF THE AMERICAN CULTURE
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ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS & RACIAL DIFFERENCES
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CONTRIBUTED TO TENSIONS BETWEEN AMERICANS AND THE NEW IMMIGRANTS
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ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS & RACIAL DIFFERENCES
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CONTRIBUTED TO TENSIONS BETWEEN AMERICANS AND THE NEW IMMIGRANTS
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TENEMENTS
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URBAN APARTMENT SLUMS WHERE MANY IMMIGRANTS LIVED
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YMCA/YWCA
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RECREATION CENTERS FOR CITY YOUTH
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TO HELP POOR
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WHY WERE SETTLEMENT HOUSES OPENED
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JOHN DEWEY
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HE ARGUED THAT SCHOOLS SHOULD RELATE LEARNING TO THE INTERESTS, PROBLEMS, AND CONCERNS OF STUDENTS
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GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER
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DEVELOPED HUNDREDS OF PRODUCTS FROM PEANUTS INCLUDING PLASTICS, SYNTHETIC RUBBER, SHAVING CREAM AND PAPER
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YELLOW JOURNALISM
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THIS WAS JOSEPH PULITZER'S AND WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST'S JOURNALISM STYLE
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VAUDEVILLE
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VARIETY SHOWS WITH DANCING, SINGING, COMEDY AND MAGIC ACTS
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POLITICAL MACHINES
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CONTROLLED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN MANY CITIES
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MUCKRACKERS
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TERM USED TO DESCRIBE JOURNALISTS WHO WROTE NEWSPAPER & MAGAZINE ARTICLES THAT EXPOSED CORRUPTION DURING THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
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PROGRESSIVES
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GROUP THAT SUPPORTED GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO REGULATE INDUSTRY
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INITIATIVE
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PROCESS ALLOWED CITIZENS TO PLACE A MEASURE OR AN ISSUE ON THE BALLOT IN A STATE ELECTION
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REFERENDUM
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PROCESS THAT GAVE VOTERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCEPT OR REJECT MEASURES THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE ENACTED
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RECALL
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ALLOWS VOTERS TO REMOVE UNSATISFACTORY ELECTED OFFICIALS FRO THEIR JOBS
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SUFFRAGISTS
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THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO FOUGHT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE
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NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION
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ELIZABETH CADY STANTON AND SUSAN B. ANTHONY FOUNDED THIS ORGANIZATION
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WOMAN'S RIGHT TO VOTE
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THIS IS WHAT THE WOMEN OF THE NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION WANTED
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19TH
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THIS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT GAVE WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE
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CARRY NATION
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TEMPERANCE CRUSADER WHO ENTERED SALOONS AND BROKE BOTTLES AND KEGS WITH AN AX
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16TH
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AMENDMENT GAVE CONGRESS THE POWER TO TAX PEOPLE'S INCOME
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BULL MOOSE PARTY
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THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY WAS KNOWN AS THIS
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DISCRIMINATION
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THE TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE UNEQUAL TREATMENT OF A PERSON BASED ON THEIR RACE, RELIGION OR ETHNIC BACKGROUND
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SPRINGFIELD RIOT
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SHOCKED THE NATION AND HIGHLIGHTED THE DEEP RACIAL DIVISIONS IN AMERICAN LIFE
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BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
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FOUNDED THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE
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BARRIOS
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HISPANIC NEIGHBORHOODS
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