The Wild West 1865-1890

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Across
  1. 1. someone who didn't follow the laws of the land
  2. 8. this railroad came together in Utah
  3. 9. many houses on the plains were made of this
  4. 13. during this time, 10 territories became __________
  5. 15. tied nation together & moved products and people
  6. 16. invention which helped end the 'open range'
  7. 20. the reason for the rise of many boomtowns
  8. 21. their way of life dwindled as the West was settled
  9. 23. self-appointed enforcers of the law
  10. 24. when property was not fenced off and cattle grazed everywhere
  11. 25. settled in Kansas and Oklahoma from the South
Down
  1. 2. type of cattle originally from Mexico
  2. 3. also completed in 1869, very important for world trade
  3. 4. these mountains separate California and Nevada
  4. 5. instead of 96 hours, it took 8 hours
  5. 6. the cowboys of Mexico
  6. 7. this was considered 'closed' by 1890
  7. 10. this resource is always being fought over in the West, even today
  8. 11. invented by Bill Pickett
  9. 12. became a state in 1890
  10. 14. responsible for bringing herds to the railheads
  11. 17. Mexican-Americans fought and many lost ____________ that had been with them for generations
  12. 18. the deal is 160 acres if you live and farm it for 5 years
  13. 19. in 1882, this act banned workers coming from _________
  14. 22. the part of the country that demanded meat