History of Agriculture

5. ensures meat products are slaughtered & processed under strictly regulated sanitary conditions
6. 19th century belief stating the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American continents was inevitable
8. sealing off an area to prevent food or people from entering or leaving
9. ancient region of southwestern Asia lying between the Tigris & Euphrates rivers
10. british civilian organization created during World War II, so women could work in agriculture
11. area of OK, NM, KS, CO, & TX affected by severe soil erosion in the 1930s
12. free trade agreement between the U.S., Canada & Mexico
17. increase in crop production in developing countries by the use of fertilizers, pesticides & crop varieties
18. estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar and tobacco were cultivated by resident labor

1. searching out and publicizing scandalous information about famous people
2. the process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm
3. vegetable gardens, especially a home garden, planted to increase food production during a war
4. treaty between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. which eliminated most tariffs
7. a strong blade at the end of a beam, usually hitched to a draft team or motor vehicle and used for breaking up soil
13. provided grants of land to states for colleges specializing in agriculture and mechanics
14. colorless and flammable liquid produced by the natural fermentation of sugars
15. the exclusive possession or control of the supply of/or trade in a commodity or service
16. information of a biased or misleading nature, used to publicize a particular political cause or view