Mexican contribution to the U.S.

This object was used to collect gold, silver and copper from streambeds. One had to scoop up the mud and wait for the minerals to sink to the bottom.

• batea

• riffle box

• saddle

• riata

the way you use this tool is by pouring dirt at the top and water is poured over it, washing away everything but the gold.

• riata

• arrastra

• riffle box

• Batea

an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks.

• Farmer

• riata

• cowboy

• mexican

The burning of a rancher's mark or symbol onto his cattle is...

• Branding

• burning

• cowboys

• gathering

The rounding up of cattle before branding is known as?

• huddle

• branding

• rodeo

• ranching

What is a cowboy?

• A vaquero, male who rides a horse

• a doctor who rides a horse

• a woman, who rides a horse

• horse back riding laws

a kind of clay consisting of earth, grass and water used as a building material, typically in the form of sun-dried bricks.

• concrete

• cement

• mud

• adobe

the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.

• draining

• planting

• irrigation

• farming

this sheep was used in the Southwest because it can survive the dry environment

• cookie

• churro

• cake

• batea

what animal was used in the Southwest to produce wool?

• sheep

• horses

• cows

• deer