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- 1. First name of the leader of the Comanches
- 3. This type of wire closed the open range
- 8. City that was hit by the 1900 storm.
- 9. The methods used for herding cattle on the open range of Texas were mainly influenced by these people.
- 11. The last name of the man who served as Attorney General and Governor of Texas, fighting to regulate monopolies.
- 13. The discovery of oil created a boom and an increase in ______.
- 15. Due to the Dust Bowl, many of this kind of farmer moved from Texas to other states.
- 16. Windmills used be be used to pump water, but now we use them on wind farms to produce ________.
- 17. First name one of the women we consider to be a Civil Rights leader
- 20. The growth of railroads encouraged this across Texas and the West.
- 21. This new transportation allowed for the economic boom of cattle drives in the late 1880s
- 23. Last name of the first female Senator from Texas.
- 27. The Texas who commanded the Allied forces in Europe during WW2.
- 28. Windmills, barbed wire, steel plows, and sod houses are innovations associated with _____.
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- 2. Barbed wire and vaquero techniques were ways that settlers ______ to the environment of the Texas plains.
- 3. These soldiers protected many of the frontier forts.
- 4. Last name of the longest-serving Speaker of the House.
- 5. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is an example of risk to the ______.
- 6. Galveston adapted after the 1900 storm by doing this to the city as they rebuilt it.
- 7. This form of transportation allowed for people to move out of the cities and create suburbs after WW2.
- 10. This President taught poor Hispanic students when he was younger and signed the Civil Rights Act.
- 12. The CCC was designed to ensure that ____ went to those who needed it.
- 14. Largest oil discovery in 1901.
- 18. This industry became a major export and was used to construct businesses, schools, and homes.
- 19. The telegram that was decoded and gave the U.S. reason to declare war on Germany in WW1.
- 22. Citizens were encouraged to ______ the war effort.
- 24. The first name of the woman who was the Director of the Women's Army Corps in WW2.
- 25. This type of car was used to transport oil from Texas on railroads.
- 26. As one industry will bust, another industry will _______.
