Camryn B, 4th Hour
Across
- 2. An accessory used by cowboys to help with grip on a horse.
- 3. How many years did you have to cultivate land before owning it during the Homestead Act?
- 8. Only 50 of these existed in the United States in 1889.
- 11. The first ever cow town.
- 16. Cowboys spent about ____ hours per day on horseback.
- 18. What United States president signed the Homestead Act?
- 19. Instrument often used by cowboys.
- 20. A long trip for transporting cattle.
Down
- 1. An area for selling and shipping cattle.
- 4. Who was the first ever cowboy?
- 5. One out of three ____ were Hispanic or African American.
- 6. Who invented cow towns?
- 7. passed in 1862
- 9. Cattle drives would usually travel ____ to twenty five miles every day.
- 10. During the Homestead Act, what could you pay $1.25 for?
- 12. There was a shortage of this meat after the Civil War.
- 13. Very helpful animal brought in from Europe.
- 14. Cow town that was organized in 1867
- 15. Cattle drives would usually last for a couple ____
- 17. Settler's main pull towards Kansas.