Cotton, Cattle, Railroads and Oil

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Across
  1. 2. The movement of cattle in large herds to a stockyard or market.
  2. 3. an organization that protects the rights of workers
  3. 7. Native cowboy who was hired by ranchers to tend to the livestock and were known for their superior roping, riding, and herding skills.
  4. 10. A Texan who made great contributions to Texas as a Texas Ranger, The Governor of Texas and President of Texas A&M
  5. 11. a framework or a tower that supports a large drill over a deep hole.
  6. 12. to move to a different state within the same country.
  7. 14. Invention that was most responsible for closing the open range.
  8. 15. an economic cycle in which high demand leads to high output, which results in falling prices and hard times for workers.
  9. 18. A Comanche chief and son of Cynthia Ann Parker ( An Indian captive who adopted Comanche ways) who worked to better relations between the United States government and American Indians.
  10. 19. A community that undergoes sudden and rapid population and economic growth.
  11. 20. a large area of grazing land without barriers or fences.
  12. 22. African American soldiers serving in the western United States after the Civil War; protected the frontier against Native Americans.
  13. 23. having possession or complete control of a particular industry
  14. 24. a person who urges or works for improvement or change in society.
  15. 25. a movement that tried to correct social and political problems
  16. 26. Invention that made it possible to water crops in dry agricultural areas.
Down
  1. 1. an increase in the movement of people from rural farms to bigger cities.
  2. 4. the right to vote
  3. 5. a place where the livestock (cattle) are held before they are shipped elsewhere.
  4. 6. an independent well driller that searched Texas for oil.
  5. 8. Plot of land set aside for Native Americans to settle; many did not settle there peacefully
  6. 9. A progressive Texas politician who helped improve Texas laws and regulations against corruption.
  7. 13. to permanently move to another country.
  8. 16. Site of the largest oil reserve in the country in 1901.
  9. 17. a byproduct of oil that became highly demanded after the mass production of new automobiles.
  10. 21. undeveloped land that lies beyond the border of settled territory