Chapter 10 Vocab
Across
- 4. railroad that would cross the continent and connect the East to the West
- 8. a farmer that cut through thick grass of the plains to plant
- 11. the idea of expanding west to the Pacific Ocean
- 12. a large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field
- 13. Federal land set aside for Native Americans
Down
- 1. how cities are distributed/located throughout the world; larger cities are on the coast lines
- 2. an early settler of a region
- 3. Provided free land in the West to anyone willing to settle there and develop it.
- 5. a way of farming dry land in which seeds are planted deep in ground where there is some moisture
- 6. A way of supplying water to an area of land
- 7. Settlers who acquired free land from the government
- 9. a long period without rain
- 10. the herding and moving of cattle over long distances