Transcontinental Railroad

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Across
  1. 3. These soldiers were hired after the Civil War to work for the Union Pacific.
  2. 5. Before the railroad, the west was mainly settled by ___________________ Americans.
  3. 6. The Union Pacific had an advantage because they built on ____________ land.
  4. 9. These immigrants built the railroad for the Central Pacific Railroad Company.
  5. 12. The ___________________ Pacific Railroad Company started in Omaha, Nebraska.
  6. 13. immigrants built the railroad for the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
  7. 14. What state did the railroad meet in?
Down
  1. 1. If you are suffering from famine, you have no ____________.
  2. 2. This was the nickname given to the Chinese immigrants.
  3. 4. In 1850, most of the railroads were found on the ___________________ side of America.
  4. 7. What does the prefix trans mean in the word transcontinental?
  5. 8. The __________________ Pacific Railroad Company started in Sacramento, California.
  6. 10. This word means very poor.
  7. 11. These made it difficult for the Central Pacific to build the railroad.