Across
- 5. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or view
- 6. Gardens vegetable garden, especially a home garden, planted to increase food production during a war
- 7. estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar and tobacco were cultivated by resident labor
- 8. consisting of a strong blade at the end of a beam, usually hitched to a draft team or motor vehicle and used for breaking up soil
- 10. act of sealing off an area to prevent food or people from entering or leaving
- 12. area of OK, NM, KS, CO, and TX affected by severe soil erosion, caused by drought and relentless windstorms in the 1930s
- 13. increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of fertilizers, pesticides & high-yield crop varieties
- 14. free trade agreement between the U.S., Canada & Mexico
- 15. the exclusive possession or control of the supply of/or trade in a commodity or service
- 16. treaty between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. which eliminated most tariffs
- 17. action of searching out and publicizing scandalous information about famous people
- 18. ancient region of southwestern Asia lying between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Down
- 1. 19th century belief stating the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
- 2. colorless, volatile and flammable liquid which is produced by the natural fermentation of sugars
- 3. the process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm
- 4. ensures meat products are slaughtered and processed under strictly regulated sanitary conditions
- 9. british civilian organization created during World War II, so women could work in agriculture
- 11. provided grants of land to states for the establishments of colleges specializing in agriculture and mechanics