Across
- 7. Ranchers made a living off of _______.
- 8. Many ______ _______ became a part of the cattle ranching industry.
- 10. A trail over which cattle were driven to market. 2w
- 13. The __________ owned most of the grazing land.
- 14. Ranchers would let their livestock freely roam the prairie. This is called _____ ____.
- 15. Farmers Made a living off of ________.
- 16. How did ranchers know which cattle were theirs?
- 18. Development of the _____ _____ made raising cattle more profitable for ranchers.
- 19. Cattle Ranchers hated _______ because they overgrazed in low-elevation grass land.
Down
- 1. Many men tending cattle left huge herds of unbranded cattle to go fight in the _____ ____?
- 2. How many times a year were cattle rounded up by cowboys?
- 3. a lifestyle of self-sufficiency
- 4. Another word for rancher.
- 5. The ______ act of 1862 lead to many people trying to claim land that had already been claimed by ranchers.
- 6. What cattle barrier invention did Ranchers often hate? 2w
- 9. Many people who traveled west for gold ended up as ________ or farmers.
- 11. Ranchers often had conflicts over land with _________.
- 12. Farmers and Ranchers had disputes about _______.
- 14. Ranchers ___ land and cattle, but cowboys usually don't.
- 17. In the beginning of the _____ _____ the new settlers caused a raise in cattle prices, benefiting ranchers.