Settling the West

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Across
  1. 2. why so many people moved out West
  2. 4. a very profitable farm that yielded a lot of crops
  3. 9. a railroad that stretched from the East to the West
  4. 10. type of mining that used a water hose to wash away sediment on the land
  5. 12. a sudden increase in population and economic growth into a region
  6. 13. vast region of land west of the Mississippi and East of the Rockies
  7. 14. name given to an area of land that was high in wheat production
  8. 16. harvested minerals, such as gold, silver, and lead
Down
  1. 1. herded cattle from Texas up north to be sold
  2. 3. act that encouraged people to move out West
  3. 5. a vast area of land without restraints or borders
  4. 6. from other countries affected wheat sales
  5. 7. used to create boundaries and fence off on the plains
  6. 8. another word for a home made out of sod
  7. 11. a type of cattle that was sold to the North
  8. 15. a type of farming that planted a seed deep underground where the soil was moist