Cattle, Cotton, and Railroads
Across
- 6. James _________ was a former Texas Governor and creator of the Railroad Commission
- 10. lots of extra land, the Homestead Act, and new technology are all __________ for Westward Expansion
- 11. buffalo __________ were employed by the US government to hunt buffalo and make room for Westward Expansion
- 13. Buffalo Soldiers built military ________ in West Texas to protect Expansion
- 15. the ___________ railroad was the name of the railroad that expanded the from the east coast to the west coast to connect the two sides
- 16. cattle industry, railroads, advanced farming techniques, and population increase are all examples of ____________ of Westward Expansion
- 17. the main industry in Texas was ________ and cotton
- 18. the decreased population of the ________ helped to force Native Americans into the reservations
- 19. The development of industries for the machine production of goods.
- 20. A form of city government in which they elect citizens to head departments
Down
- 1. buffalo _________ were an all African American military unit that helped to protect Westward Expansion against the Native Americans
- 2. a __________ in meat started the mass production of packaged beef
- 3. place/idea to sell goods
- 4. often leading to a cycle of debt, __________ involved renting land, seeds, and equipment from a large landowner
- 5. government intervention in a market
- 7. the __________ Land Grant gave money to Universities to specialize in agriculture and mechanics (Texas A&M University)
- 8. Movement of people from rural areas to cities
- 9. ________ Parker was known as the last Comanche Chief
- 12. Lawrence ___________ was a former Texas Governor who later became the President of Texas A&M Univeristy
- 14. __________ made quick and easy transportation which helped to grow the economy but also put an end to the frontier
- 15. similar to sharecropping, ________ farming involved renting land from a large landowner but providing your own seeds and equipment