Unit 8 Vocabulary

5. economic activity where raw materials are processed into manufactured goods
7. far away edges of settled land
8. a traditional story that helps to explain real life events
9. daily measurement of wind, rain, temperature at a specific location
10. farming just enough food for your family to survive
15. horses, cattle, sheep or other large animals on a ranch or farm
16. families rent a small part of land and pay rent in the form of crops determined by the landowner
17. Parker last chief of the Comanches in Texas
18. periods of economic prosperity (growth and wealth) followed by depression (decline in growth and wealth)

1. similar to sharecropping farmers can choose which crops to grow
2. 20th governor of Texas; reformer of the railroad industry
3. African American cavalry soldiers from mid 19th century America
4. industry, and economic activity that is not regulated by the government
6. moving water from one place to another to help farming and living
11. new changes or methods
12. a place to live for the Native Americans
13. wire or strands of wire braid fencing with small shart points; usually used to fence livestock
14. the average weather over a long period of time
19. a man who rides on horse back and herds cattle