Topic 10, Lessons 1 and 2 Review

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Across
  1. 5. A railroad that stretches across a continent
  2. 6. A rich vein of gold, silver, or other valuable ore
  3. 7. A group of people who pool their money to buy or sell goods wholesale
  4. 11. A rise in prices and decrease in the value of money
  5. 13. A farmer on the Great Plains in the late 1800s
Down
  1. 1. The herding and moving of cattle, usually to railroad lines
  2. 2. Acts passed that provided public land for agricultural colleges
  3. 3. A Spanish or Mexican cowhand
  4. 4. A settlement that grew up at the end of a cattle trail
  5. 8. A self-appointed enforcer of the law
  6. 9. A system in which several railroad companies agreed to divide up the business in an area and set prices
  7. 10. The width of a train track
  8. 12. A discount
  9. 13. A land grant or other financial help from the government