Wild West Crossword (The Cattle Drive, Ranching)

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Across
  1. 2. ____ cowboys learned many "tricks of the trade" from vaquero.
  2. 5. ____ was one of the biggest needs for natural resources for ranchers.
  3. 6. ____ and high boots were worn to protect cowboys from spikes and cacti.
  4. 8. Cattle were ____ in order to distinguish the owner of the cattle.
  5. 9. Mexican cowboys.
  6. 11. Cattle sold for higher prices in the ____.
  7. 12. Cowboys typically used a(n) ____ (lariat) to keep cattle in line, not a gun.
  8. 15. ____ended open the open grazing of cattle.
  9. 18. The end of cattle drives was caused by ____.
  10. 19. Work days were typically ____ hours long.
Down
  1. 1. Cattle were driven by a(n) ____.
  2. 3. ____ invented barbed wire.
  3. 4. ____ were worn as protection from dust.
  4. 7. Cowboys were typically ____ in order to not strain the horses.
  5. 10. ____ led to a lack of food in the winter which ended cattle driving in the North.
  6. 13. Hats with large brims were worn to protect cowboys from the ____.
  7. 14. Ranching originated in ____, but eventually spread into the great plains area.
  8. 16. ____ was one of the biggest concerns of cowboys.
  9. 17. ____ people bought the land that their cattle grazed on.
  10. 20. True or Fake? American cowboys invented cattle raising.