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