Western Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. herded cows, cared for horses, made repairs to fences and buildings, worked cattle drives and sometimes lived in frontier towns.
  2. 6. Sold a single cow for $40.
  3. 7. Act that granted families 160 acres of public land for a minimal filing fee and five years of continuous residence on that land (to populate the West).
  4. 8. became the most important western hub and served as the gateway between the farm and ranch country of the Great Plains and eastern markets.
  5. 9. someone who owns or manages a large farm, especially one used for raising cows, horses, or sheep.
Down
  1. 2. A nickname for one of the first global celebrities who produced shows dramatizing western culture.
  2. 3. A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc.
  3. 4. 1887 act that allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands. Natives were forced to accept U.S. citizenship.
  4. 5. Sold a single cow for $4.
  5. 8. Plural form of cow.