Chapter 8 History

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Across
  1. 3. where cowboys drove nearly 1.5 million head of cattle.
  2. 9. Ranchers would meet cowboys and round up cattle from the open range.
  3. 10. Wheat farms covered up to 50,000 acres.
  4. 11. A design that is seared into the hide of livestock usually around the hip. To identify the owner of the animals.
  5. 13. A tract of public land available for settlement.
  6. 14. Cowboys rode these to round up cattle.
  7. 16. An American breed of beef cattle
  8. 18. a piece of metal or synthetic material that fits in a horse's mouth and aids in the communication between the horse and rider
  9. 19. A vast area of grassland owned by the government.
Down
  1. 1. People that plowed the soil on the plains.
  2. 2. To plant seeds deep in the ground where there was enough moisture for them to grow.
  3. 4. A rope with a noose at one end, used to rope cattle.
  4. 5. small aggressive person
  5. 6. unfair
  6. 7. a seat fastened on the back of a horse or other animal for riding.
  7. 8. Stray calves with no identifying symbol/brand.
  8. 10. A cheap way to keep cattle on ranchers property.
  9. 12. a man typically one on horseback. That herds and tends cattle.
  10. 15. fight and/or brawl.
  11. 17. A metal wheel worn on the heel of a riding boot. Used to urge the horse forward.