Cowboys, Cattle Drives, and Homesteaders

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Across
  1. 1. a settled area at the conclusion of the cattle drive for a delicious meal, hot bath, and comfy bed.
  2. 5. passed by Congress to give away 160 acres of land per person located out west.
  3. 8. a way for farmers to combine their resources to purchase tools and supplies needed for farming at a reduced cost.
  4. 10. farmers who used drills to plant seeds for their crops.
  5. 11. groups of farmers and their wives who would meet for educational and social events.
Down
  1. 1. long distance movement of cattle from one place to another for market.
  2. 2. land with no fences.
  3. 3. those areas who focus was the profit from cattle herding and sales.
  4. 4. those who attempted to farm their free land from the government but were required to live on that land for five years.
  5. 6. cowboy with Spanish roots.
  6. 7. the hard top of the earth made of grass roots and soil.
  7. 9. those who hid on the land to get first dibs on choice land.