Across
- 2. also known as "the Second Sioux War", this was the climax of the Indian Wars.
- 5. the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries.
- 7. Annexed in 1898
- 11. a way of farming in dry areas that produces crops without any irrigation and relies on farming methods that conserve soil moisture
- 12. Used to fence in land on the Great Plains, eventually leading to the end of the open frontier.
- 15. Native Americans in the Dakotas.
- 16. Unfenced public land that cattle was driven over on cattle drives.
- 18. The idea that the United States and Latin America should work together to support peace and increase trade.
- 19. Parcels of land set aside by the federal government for the Native Americans.
Down
- 1. Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers.
- 3. Term given to mission agencies that have no guaranteed income but depend on support
- 4. the vast grassland between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.
- 6. Warships owned and commanded by the Confederates but built in British shipyards
- 8. Result of the settlement of Colorado.
- 9. 1854 treaty between Japan and the US. Japan agreed to open two ports to American ships
- 10. Cattle handlers who drove large herds across the southern Great Plains.
- 13. The Railroad company that begin the building fo the transcontinental rail road.
- 14. A 1900 Uprising in China aimed at ending foreign influence in the country.
- 17. The sinking of this U.S. battleship in Havanna, Cuba which the U.S. blamed on Spain was the main cause of the Spanish-American War.
