Texas History Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. a large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse, in which livestock is kept and sorted.
  2. 5. the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale.
  3. 6. a person appointed to a role on or by a commission.
  4. 8. a town undergoing rapid growth due to sudden prosperity.
  5. 9. a large area of grazing land without fences or other barriers.
Down
  1. 1. a sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals.
  2. 2. an identifying mark burned on livestock or (formerly) criminals or slaves with a branding iron.
  3. 4. control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly.
  4. 6. a town or city in a cattle-raising area of western North America.
  5. 7. a line or border separating two countries.