Native American & Westward Expansion Vocabulary
Across
- 2. to mark with a symbol of ownership
- 6. a system of buying now and paying later
- 8. Plains a region of relatively flat grassland between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
- 10. to break up soil so crops can be planted
- 12. a person from one country who moves to another country to live
- 13. range land where cattle roam freely
- 14. a home and the land surrounding it
- 16. water falling to Earth’s surface as rain, hail, snow, sleet, and mist
- 17. town a town that grows quickly in size and wealth
- 18. to eat grass, crops, and other plants in a field
Down
- 1. ties wood planks used to support railroad tracks
- 3. to gather or move together in a large group
- 4. pattern weather that repeats over a period of time
- 5. grassland
- 7. a machine that communicates messages over long distances by sending signals through wires
- 9. justice also known as frontier justice
- 10. across a continent
- 11. a claim to declare ownership of something, such as land
- 15. the rushed movement of a large group of animals