Unit 8

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Across
  1. 6. A drought-resistant crop grown in western Texas
  2. 7. A major trail used to drive cattle from Texas to Kansas
  3. 10. One of the earliest cattle drive routes
  4. 11. A mark burned into cattle to show ownership
  5. 14. A band of the Comanche targeted by Mackenzie during the Battle of the North Fork
  6. 15. A lifestyle involving moving from place to place, often to follow food sources like buffalo
  7. 18. A tenant farmer who gives part of their crop as rent
  8. 19. The rear position in a cattle drive, often the dustiest
  9. 20. Building funded by the XIT Ranch corporation in Austin
  10. 21. Creating step-like ridges in soil to retain water
  11. 22. Spanish term for cowboy, heavily influenced cowboy culture
  12. 25. One of the first major ranches in the Panhandle, founded by Charles Goodnight
  13. 29. Also known as the Great Western Trail; key route in the 1870s and 1880s
  14. 30. Supplying water to crops via artificial means
  15. 32. A large corporate-owned ranch in the Texas Panhandle
  16. 33. A device used to pump water from underground
  17. 34. A large plateau in the Texas Panhandle where some battles of the Frontier Wars took place
  18. 36. A person who steals cattle
  19. 37. A person who had been granted the right to settle on land in exchange for recruiting settlers
  20. 38. A trail to western markets blazed by Goodnight and Loving
  21. 39. cowboy and author who wrote about cowboy life
Down
  1. 1. Farming land rented from another person
  2. 2. A hardy breed of cattle well suited for Texas
  3. 3. Leather coverings worn over pants for protection
  4. 4. A wide-brimmed hat worn for sun protection
  5. 5. Wagon used to carry food and supplies on trail drives
  6. 8. Train car used to transport perishable farm goods
  7. 9. Aquifer that supplied water to windmills in the Texas Panhandle
  8. 12. A cowboy in charge of handling horses
  9. 13. Farming to sell crops for profit
  10. 16. Techniques used to conserve moisture in dry regions
  11. 17. A rope used to catch cattle
  12. 18. A Kiowa chief known for his role in the Salt Creek Raid and one of the first Native Americans tried in U.S. court
  13. 21. Machines used to separate grain from stalks
  14. 23. A prominent Comanche leader, son of Cynthia Ann Parker, who fought against U.S. forces and later became a leader on the reservation.
  15. 24. A product made from the seed of the cotton plant
  16. 26. Head chief of the Kiowa who protested the imprisonment of Native leaders like Satanta
  17. 27. Insect pest that devastated cotton crops
  18. 28. Spanish cattle breed that helped develop the Longhorn
  19. 31. A cloth worn over the face for protection from dust
  20. 35. Leader of a cattle drive