Across
- 2. an essential machine/tool that farmers and settlers need to dig through the sod
- 3. as part of the Homestead Act, people had to live and cultivate the land for at least ___ years
- 4. many houses in rural Minnesota were built out of this natural resource
- 5. the type of farming that most of us practice; home gardens
- 7. the name of the county highlighted in Ch. 10; the Tainters moved here
- 10. like a realtor, only with a focus on buying property in hopes to make a profit
- 11. Coborns, Cub, Wal-Mart--all examples of places where you can buy and sell goods
- 13. a leader of the Grange; worked tirelessly to help out farmers. His great grandson teaches 6th grade Social Studies ;)
- 14. the total amount of counties in the state of Minnesota
Down
- 1. Lincoln passed this, which allowed for massive growth in states like MN
- 6. a local place that buys from farmers in hopes to help them get fair and decent compensation for their goods. ex: Spiral Foods
- 7. the rocky mountain ____ was the insect that destroyed many crops across the Midwestern during the 1860s
- 8. the type of farming where you produce a variety of crops in the hopes of making a profit
- 9. the organization that looked out for farmers and their economic well-being
- 12. to adjust or control something in order to be deemed fair; ex: railroads had to be ____ because they mistreated farmers