Westward Expansion #1

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Across
  1. 2. The Transcontinental Railroad took ___ years to build.
  2. 3. The ____ railroad linked the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans.
  3. 6. The gateway to the West was ________, Missouri.
  4. 7. This put the Pony Express out of business.
Down
  1. 1. The ____ began to deliver mail from Missouri to California in 10 days.
  2. 2. He invented the telegraph in 1861.
  3. 4. The Union Pacific built to the west and mostly employed ____ immigrants.
  4. 5. The Central Pacific built to the east and mostly employed ____ immigrants.
  5. 8. Stagecoaches were led by _______.