History Chapter 2 Review

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