17.5
Name______Date______
Social Studies
FILL-IN-THE BLANK
Fill in the blank with the term that is described.
______1. Settlement at the end of a cattle trail
______2. People who sneak onto land near Oklahoma City
______3. Spanish word for cowboy
______4. Group of farmers who pool their money to make
large purchases of supplies at discount
______5. Settlers who acquired free land from the
government
______6. Plains farmers
______7. Region dominated by the cattle industry and its
ranches, trails and cow towns
______8. Self-appointed law keepers
______9. A railroad line that spanned the continent
______10. A surface layer or earth in which the roots
of grasses tangle with soil
______11. Land set aside for Native Americans to live on
______12. General rise in prices
______13. Small sleds
______14. Unfenced land
______15. Groups of farmers who met for lectures,
sewing bees and other events
______16. Grants of land or money
______17. Cone-shaped tents made of buffalo skins
17.6
Name______Date______
Social Studies
JUGGLE WITH CLUES-Change the order of the letters to find the original word.
1. NEONAGRPE = 1. O______
Unfenced land
2. RVOUEQA 2. V______
Spanish word for cowboy
3. DSO = 3. S______
A surface layer or earth in which the
roots of grasses tangle with soil
4. GAENRSG = 4. G______
Groups of farmers who met for lectures,
sewing bees and other events
5. ISUSBSDEI = 5. S______
Grants of land or money
6. NWOWOTC = 6. C______
Settlement at the end of a cattle trail
7. EISNEOVTRAR = 7. R______
Land set aside for Native Americans to
live on
8. OATISRV = 8. T______
Small sleds
9. AEEHSTDOSRME = 9. H______
Settlers who acquired free land from the
government
10. SONOER =10. S______
People who sneak onto land near Oklahoma City
11. URDOETBSSS =11. S______
Plains farmers
12. PEEET =12. T______
Cone-shaped tents made of buffalo skins
13. NFONTIALI =13. I______
General rise in prices
14. TIGELIAVN =14. V______
Self-appointed law keepers
15. OMCEGNK TLADIT =15. C______
Region dominated by the cattle industryand its ranches, trails and cow towns
16. RINAOEATATLIA RCONRTSLNN =16. T______
A railroad line that spanned the continent
17.7
Name______Date______
Social Studies
Place the letter of the term that matches the description on the blank in front
of the number.
___ 1.Settlers who acquired free land from the government
A. Vaquero B. Sod C. Sodbusters D. Homesteaders
___ 2.A surface layer or earth in which the roots of grasses tangle with
soil
A. Sod B. Reservation C. Vigilante D. Vaquero
___ 3.Groups of farmers who met for lectures, sewing bees and other events
A. Inflation B. Sod C. Travois D. Granges
___ 4.Self-appointed law keepers
A. Inflation B. Cow town C. Vigilante D. Transcontinental Railroad
___ 5.Land set aside for Native Americans to live on
A. Inflation B. Vaquero C. Tepee D. Reservation
___ 6.Plains farmers
A. Subsidies B. Travois C. Sodbusters D. Inflation
___ 7.People who sneak onto land near Oklahoma City
A. Open range B. Cattle kingdom C. Sooner D. Travois
___ 8.Cone-shaped tents made of buffalo skins
A. Granges B. Reservation C. Tepee D. Farm cooperatives
___ 9.Group of farmers who pool their money to make large purchases of
supplies at discount
A. Farm cooperatives B. Tepee C. Cattle kingdom D. Subsidies
___10.Settlement at the end of a cattle trail
A. Cow town B. Sooner C. Homesteaders D. Subsidies
___11.Grants of land or money
- Sodbusters B. Transcontinental Railroad C. Subsidies D. Open range
___12.A railroad line that spanned the continent
- Open range B. Inflation C. Transcontinental Railroad D. Homesteaders
17.8
Name______Date______
Social Studies
Place the letter of the matching description from the right column on the blank
in front of the number of the left column.
____ 1. Reservation A. Land set aside for Native Americans to
live on
____ 2. Subsidies B. Small sleds
____ 3. Cow town C. Unfenced land
____ 4. Cattle kingdom D. Region dominated by the cattle
industry and its ranches, trails and cow
towns
____ 5. Vaquero E. Self-appointed law keepers
____ 6. Sooner F. Cone-shaped tents made of buffalo skins
____ 7. Transcontinental Railroad G. A railroad line that spanned the
continent
____ 8. Vigilante H. Spanish word for cowboy
____ 9. Open range I. General rise in prices
____10. Tepee J. A surface layer or earth in which the
roots of grasses tangle with soil
____11. Sodbusters K. Groups of farmers who met for
lectures, sewing bees and other events
____12. Homesteaders L. Settlement at the end of a cattle trail
____13. Sod M. Settlers who acquired free land from the
government
____14. Travois N. People who sneak onto land near Oklahoma City
____15. Inflation O. Group of farmers who pool their money to make large purchases of supplies atdiscount
____16. Farm cooperatives P. Grants of land or money
____17. Granges Q. Plains farmers
Name______Date______
Social Studies
Place the letter of the term that matches the description on the blank in front of the number.
___ 1.Group of farmers who pool their money to make large purchases of supplies at discount
A. Sodbusters B. Vigilante C. Farm cooperatives D. Vaquero
___ 2.People who sneak onto land near Oklahoma City
A. Vaquero B. Sooner C. Cattle kingdom D. Subsidies
___ 3.Region dominated by the cattle industry and its ranches, trails and cow towns
A. Inflation B. Tepee C. Cattle kingdom D. Homesteaders
___ 4.Groups of farmers who met for lectures, sewing bees and other events
A. Granges B. Travois C. Cow town D. Farm cooperatives
___ 5.General rise in prices
A. Inflation B. Vigilante C. Sod D. Cattle kingdom
___ 6.Self-appointed law keepers
A. Cow town B. Sooner C. Travois D. Vigilante
___ 7.Land set aside for Native Americans to live on
A. Homesteaders B. Subsidies C. Farm cooperatives D. Reservation
___ 8.A surface layer or earth in which the roots of grasses tangle with soil
A. Open range B. Sooner C. Transcontinental Railroad D. Sod
___ 9.Grants of land or money
A. Farm cooperatives B. Subsidies C. Sod D. Granges
___10.Spanish word for cowboy
A. Vaquero B. Tepee C. Sod D. Travois
___11.Settlement at the end of a cattle trail
A. Cow town B. Open range C. Vigilante D. Transcontinental Railroad
___12.Small sleds
A. Farm cooperatives B. Vaquero C. Travois D. Granges
___13.A railroad line that spanned the continent
A. Homesteaders B. Cattle kingdom C. Travois D. Transcontinental Railroad