Across
- 4. Charles Goodnight was one of the founding fathers of the Texas _____________.
- 5. The most important cattle trail in Texas.
- 6. The American Indian tribes became __________ on the government for food and supplies.
- 7. Today, the King Ranch in Kingsville, Texas, is one of the __________ cattle ranches in the United States.
- 8. The cattle boom eventually led to the use of _____________ across the open plains of Texas.
- 9. Lizzie Johnson Williams earned her nickname, "_____________," shortly after starting her cattle business.
Down
- 1. raising cattle as an alternative to growing crops
- 2. The loss of the _______ is perhaps one of the greatest injuries the western American Indian tribes suffered.
- 3. In order to make money, ranchers had to guide the cattle down trails for hundreds and hundreds of miles.
- 5. People who knew they could raise cows on the good Texas land. They also knew they could make a lot of money selling the cows.