Texas History Unit 6 Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. Spanish cowboys gave origin to the Texas cowboy
  2. 5. A breed of cattle with long horns
  3. 7. A large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse, in which livestock is kept and stored
  4. 8. devices using wind power to pump water from underground to the surface.
  5. 9. African American soldiers that fought against the American Indians in the West.
  6. 11. a person who cared for the extra horses on a cattle drive
  7. 12. violent disputes caused by the fencing of the open range between farmers and ranchers
  8. 15. machines that separate grains and seeds from plants
  9. 16. The land that forms the furthest extent of a country’s territory that has little inhabitants
  10. 17. meeting places of two or more lines of a railroad
  11. 18. A cattle thief
Down
  1. 1. A process of economic expansion and contraction that occurs repeatedly. During the boom the economy grows, jobs are plentiful and the market brings high returns to investors. In the subsequent bus the economy shrinks, people lose their job and investors lose money.
  2. 2. railroad that runs across the continent
  3. 4. a government official or representative in charge of a department or district individuals
  4. 6. farming techniques, such as terracing, used in a dry climate to keep moisture in the soil
  5. 10. fencing designed with sharp points
  6. 13. Disease spread by ticks brought by cattle on the drives from Texas.
  7. 14. Unfenced land