Across
- 2. Expanded railroad networks AND reduced taxes for the people of Texas
- 3. An African American musician, he composed, performed, and perfected ragtime music. He later became known as the “King of Ragtime”
- 5. This agricultural technique allowed people to farm in dry areas like in West Texas
- 12. Famous for creating realistic sculptures of Texas heroes
- 13. 1803; doubled size of the United States; gained fertile farmland and access to Mississippi River
- 17. Farming system in which former slaves and poor whites were trapped in a cycle of debt
- 18. Because of the forced relocation of natives and destruction of buffalo herds, there was a great __________ in the Native American population
Down
- 1. A Comanche chief who led an attack on the Adobe Walls trading post. Later, he adapted to a new culture and became a successful cattle rancher
- 4. The belief that the United States would own land from coast to coast
- 6. drives Lack of railroads in Texas meant that cowboys had to walk cattle to places that had railroads. These long journeys were known as ___
- 7. Native Americans lost an important food source and way of life when these people were hired by the U.S. to kill thousands of buffalo
- 8. The Spanish word for cowboy, these were the people who developed skills in riding, roping, herding, and branding
- 9. The United States government forced Natives to live in certain areas, which are called ___
- 10. a technological innovation, it provided access to water in dry areas and improved farming in West Texas
- 11. These African American soldiers were stationed along the U.S.-Mexican border to protect settlers and stagecoaches. They got their nickname from the Native Americans
- 14. Which organization fought for farmers’ rights against unfair practices by railroad?
- 15. This new type of fencing helped close off the Texas frontier. It's introduction led to Range Wars!
- 16. This group of people are responsible for bringing cattle to Texas