Westward Expansion

5. a system dividing the United States into four time zones
8. a social and educational organization for famers
11. a message system transported by horseback
12. the hard work of breaking up sod on the plains gave these people this name
13. an ancient trading route first used by the Native Americans
14. heard cattle to the market or to the northern plains for grazing
15. an undeveloped area of land

1. a new method of farming that shifted the focus away from water dependent crops such as corn
2. western fur traders and trappers
3. 2,000 mile stretch from places such as Missouri, and Iowa
4. communities that grew suddenly when a mine opened
6. Southern African migrants that relocated to Kansas
7. Joseph Smith founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in western New York
9. forces loss of traditional ways, culture, language and social practices
10. a decrease in the money supply and overall lower prices