Westward Expansion: Economic Development

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Across
  1. 3. This was the animal to bet on in the farm game in 1886
  2. 6. They were a way to save the costs charged by middlemen
  3. 7. This industry changed the eating habits of Americans
  4. 9. Invented by Joseph Glidden, it cut off access to the formerly open range
  5. 11. Precious metals like this one made up the backbone of the mining industry
  6. 12. Many of the cowboys driving cattle in the southwest were of this background
  7. 14. Resulted from increased production of crops around the world, and too little money in the US
Down
  1. 1. This movement took on reform ideas including those supported by the Grange
  2. 2. Corn and wheat were examples
  3. 4. Point where railroads met to link the Atlantic and Pacific states
  4. 5. Many of the immigrant labor building the railroads were of this background
  5. 8. Most pioneers passed through the "Great American Desert" to get here
  6. 10. They were blamed for taking a cut of farmers' profits
  7. 13. The Supreme Court upheld the right of a state to regulate public businesses including these