Great Plains Grasslands
3 160 acre plot of land 7 Form of transportation that crossed the Plains 9 Earliest human occupants of the Plains 12 A tall bluish prairie grass 13 Fleet-footed Plains animal 14 Indian who mourned the passing of the buffalo 18 Range animals driven to market 20 Warm dry wind from the west 21 Wolf-like predator found on the Plains 23 Muckraker who exposed meatpacking industry 24 Person who herds cattle 25 Gun used to subdue Indians |
1 Feral animal tamed by Indians 2 Artist who painted Plains Indians 4 Plants that dominated the Plains 5 Animal sought by fur traders 6 Period of aridity 8 Machine used for pumping water 10 Introduced range animal that competed with cattle 11 African American mountain man 12 Animal captured by Indians in cliff drive 15 Trail from Texas to Abilene, Kansas 16 Settlers who first came to the Plains 17 Yard for livestock 19 Fencing used by farmers and ranchers (2 wds) 22 Entrepreneur who obtained wealth from beaver |