Cotton, Cattle, and Railroads

3. Allowed cattle, sheep, goats, and crops to be watered on a farmer’s land, they did not have to be near a river or water source.
6. practice of farmin. Agri- field (Latin)
7. Railroads extending or going across a continent. Part of the westward expansion
10. Farmers and ranchers battled between each other over open grange and water source. Cutting and destroying fences and burning pasture land resulted in gunfights and lower property values.
11. fencing that prevented cattle and other animals from destroying crops.
12. Soldiers African American (former enslaved) soldiers who fought during the Indian Wars,protected the settlers from Indian attacks, and build forts.

1. Underdeveloped land that lies beyond the border of settled territory.
2. artificial application of water to the soil; usually used to assist the growing of crops in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall
4. Spanish cowboy who
5. To take in or adapt to the ways of another culture.
8. Lands set aside for Native Americans by the U.S. Government.
9. Horseman who were mostly African Americans and Mexican American in this era.