Across
- 3. There are not many of these to provide shade on the Plains.
- 5. Detroit's industry
- 9. This group who got rights after the Civil War benefitted from the Homestead Act.
- 11. When winds blow on the Plains, this natural disaster happens.
- 13. Pittsburgh's industry
- 15. The President that signed the Homestead Act in 1862.
- 16. An invention that helped keep livestock contained.
- 18. Chicago's industry
- 19. This word describes how the weather usually is in a certain place.
- 22. New England's industry
- 23. An invention that helped farmers plow through hard soil.
- 24. house An adaptation that made it possible to build a home without lumber.
- 25. An animal that was easy to raise on the Great Plains.
Down
- 1. Materials and supplies people use to make things.
- 2. finished goods that get sold in markets.
- 4. The cost of a Homestead application.
- 6. Provided faster transportation across the U.S. for people and trade.
- 7. An invention that used wind power to pump water out of the ground.
- 8. This word describes the surface of the land.
- 10. A lack of this precipitation made it hard to grow crops.
- 12. The type of terrain of the Great Plains.
- 14. This crop grew well on the Plains with little water.
- 17. The part of the U.S. that will be the center of industry and production.
- 20. St. Louis's industry
- 21. This law gave people the opportunity to own 160 acres if they farmed it for 10 years.
