Across
- 1. a method to obtain land by planting a large number of trees and then purchasing that land at $1.25 an acre
- 3. men who were recruited by the railroad to maintain railroad lines and work in agriculture
- 4. to supply dry land with water by means of ditches, pipes, or streams
- 9. the act of being made free
- 11. a home made from sod or grass
- 12. largest group of foreign-born immigrants to Kansas
- 13. a method that allowed a squatter to purchase public land he had lived on after 14 months
- 14. one who pays rent to use or occupy land, a building, or other property
- 15. area of southeastern KS became known as "Little Balkans" attracting immigrants to work in the _____.
- 17. traveled to KS to claim land by her brother
- 19. settlers from Sweden suffered from ______, so the came to KS as the land of the future
- 21. required enrollment to the armed forces
- 23. twisted strands of fence wire with barbs at regular intervals
- 24. a pit dug into the ground or on a hillside and used as shelter
- 25. social structure where people share certain economic, social, or cultural characteristics
- 27. name given to poor African Americans from the Deep South who came to KS during the second wave of emigration
Down
- 2. migration that is caused by the feedback from people who have already migrated
- 5. used as fuel for fires because wood was scarce
- 6. hardships experienced by KS settlers
- 7. the attitude, state of mind, or behavior characteristics of intolerance
- 8. land speculator and promoter who encouraged African Americans to come to KS
- 10. of, belonging to, or shared by the people of a community
- 16. where silk workers from France settled
- 18. act of giving any individual up to 160 acres of public land if they they were over 21, a citizen, paid a $10 fee, lived on the land, and showed improvements
- 20. opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes
- 22. a period of low economic activity marked by rising levels of unemployment
- 26. a parcel or piece of land