New Frontier

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Across
  1. 3. Where were the Indians put when the white man began to settle the Great Plains?
  2. 6. What school did Booker T Washington establish in Alabama?
  3. 7. What was the cowboy's main job?
  4. 10. Why were the Buffalo disappearing?
  5. 11. Who invented the first successful mechanical reaper?
  6. 14. By the middle of the 1800's, what was the last frontier that remained to be settled?
  7. 15. Which of the crops that Carver urged Farmers to plant has become very profitable?
Down
  1. 1. Why were the cattle branded?
  2. 2. What was the purpose of the long drive?
  3. 4. Which two railroad companies built the transcontinental railroad?
  4. 5. What did the Buffalo provide for the Indians?
  5. 8. What is George Washington Carver known for?
  6. 9. Why did cowboy's sing to their cattle?
  7. 10. What territory was opened to settlers in 1889?
  8. 12. What law promised 160 acres of land to anyone who would farm the land for 5 years?
  9. 13. What was the disagreement between cowboy's and Farmers?