Challenges in the late 1800's Crossword

to make or become American, assimilate to the customs and institutions of the U.S.
absorbing information, experiences
a wire or strand of wires having small pieces of sharply pointed wire, used for fencing in livestock, keeping out trespassers
Americanization of native americans
an act of congress that made public lands in the West available to settlers without payment
A third-party movement that sprang up in the 1890s and drew support especially from disgruntled farmers
a tract of public land set apart for a special purpose
the system in which public offices with their emoluments and advantages are at the disposal of the victorious party for its own purposes.
former slaves that led southern part of the U.s. moving west.
Indians wiped out, and it marked the end of the Indian wars
battle that U.S. troops attack and kill over 150 women and children.
A train route across the United States,from east to west meeting Utah, finished in 1869
used for farming to break up tough soil without soil getting stuck to it
mechanical, semi-automated device that harvests crops
paper currency made legal tender by a fiat of the government
process of moving a herd of cattle from one place to another