Unit 6 Vocabulary

4. meeting places of two or more lines of railroad
6. devices using wing power to pump water from underground to the surface
8. A large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse in which livestock is kept and stored
9. A process of economic expansion and contraction that occurs repeatedly. During the boom the economy grows, jobs are plentiful and the market brings high returns to investors. In the subsequent bus the economy shrinks, people lose their job and investors lose money.
13. fencing designed with sharp points
15. violent disputes caused by the fencing of the open range between farmers and ranchers
17. the land that forms the furthest extent of a country's territory that has little inhabitants
18. process of moving a herd of cattle from one place to another usually moved and herded by Cowboys on horses
19. a person who cared for the extra horses on a cattle drive
20. A breed of cattle with long horns

1. a cattle thief
2. African-American soldiers that fought against the American Indians in the West
3. railroad that runs across the continent
5. a type of beetle that infests the cotton plant
7. spanish cowboys gave origin to the Texas cowboy
10. disease spread by ticks brought by the cattle on the drives from texas
11. unfenced land
12. farming techniques, such as terracing, used in a dry climate to keep moisture in the soil
13. a mark made by burning or otherwise to indicate ownership
14. A government official or representative in charge of a department or district individuals
16. machines that separate grains and seeds from plants