Across
- 2. Native Americans being absorbed into American society by landlords and citizens.
- 4. A native American who refused to be relocated and fled from the US army 1300 miles to try to escape but was unsuccessful.
- 8. A seed drill that planted cop seeds far into the ground in order to get as much water as possible.
- 11. When farmers would have to plant crops that didn't need much water as the land was so dry and it barely rained.
- 15. An act that made it easy for people to move west.
- 16. Groups where families could become self-sufficient.
- 17. A place where there was a population spike because gold or silver was found.
- 19. A Lieutenant Colonel for the Americans who was responsible for the deaths of 209 US solders as he acted against orders and charged into one of the largest gatherings of Native Americans on the Great Plains.
- 20. Large farms combined to make one farm to expand profits and can be as big as 50,000 acres.
- 21. A large section of land that was used to farm wheat and other dry crops in particular.
Down
- 1. self appointed volunteers who managed to stop wrongdoers.
- 3. A part of government land that if you farmed on for 5 years and it would be free for a registration fee of $10.
- 5. When miners use water with chemicals to mine for gold or silver on the surface.
- 6. Bought land to mine gold, sold his land when he couldn't find any, but the whole time he was mining pure silver ore.
- 7. A journey where longhorn cattle that went from Texas to Missouri and sold 10 times as high if they survived.
- 9. This gave each head of household 160 acres of land,80 to single adults, and 40 to children reserved for farming.
- 10. A part of the great plains where wheat is the main crop grown.
- 12. Annual payments from the governments.
- 13. He explored the west in 1819 who said that the wood and water shortage almost completely unfit for civilization.
- 14. Native Americans who hunted buffalo.
- 18. A large area of grassy land that was owned by the federal government.