SS Vocab Puzzle

2. self-appointed law keepers
4. a railroad line that spanned the continent
5. groups of farmers who pool their money together to make large purchases of tools, seed, and other supplies at a discount
9. a surface layer of earth in which the roots of grasses tangle with soil
10. settlers who acquired free land from the government
11. a fearless native leader and warrior
14. unfenced land
15. region dominated by the cattle industry and its ranches, trails, and cow towns
16. land set aside for Native Americans to live on
17. settlement at the end of a cattle trail
18. small sleds

1. Democratic representative in the election of 1896, favorable candidate by Southern and Western farmers
3. Spanish word for cowhand or cowboy
6. general rise in prices
7. the herding and moving of cattle over long distances
8. cone-shaped tents made of buffalo skins
9. grants of land or money
11. people who snuck onto Oklahoma land during the land rush
12. group of farmers who met for lectures, sewing bees, and other events
13. plains farmers