History Chapter 2 Review

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Across
  1. 3. The transcontinental railroad was completed when the two parts met at ______________.
  2. 4. Stagecoaches regularly left St. Louis for the West carrying _______________.
  3. 5. When prospectors failed to find gold in the West, they often became farmers and ________.
  4. 8. killed 4,000 buffalo within 18 months.
  5. 12. The destruction of __________ ended the Plains Indians way of life.
  6. 14. Many Ghost Dancers were massacred at ____________.
  7. 15. Contributed to the opening of the West by helping build the Central Pacific Railroad.
Down
  1. 1. The last great victory for the Plains Indians was at the _____________.
  2. 2. When the railroad was completed, more people wanted to settle on the __________.
  3. 6. The transcontinental railroad helped ranchers by transporting ___________.
  4. 7. To make more money, ranchers wanted to sell their cattle in ______________.
  5. 9. Attempted to protect the Native Americans from being cheated.
  6. 10. Women were first given the right to vote in __________.
  7. 11. Miners and prospectors traveled many miles to reach ________.
  8. 13. The Homestead Act brought many _________ to the Great Plains.