westward expansion

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Across
  1. 1. when a large group of animals such as bison or cattle suddenly run fast in one direction running over most everything in their path
  2. 3. the railroad that stretched from the east coast of the united states to the west coast
  3. 7. land set aside for Native Americans to live
  4. 8. a deserted town. ghost towns happened during the gold rush when gold in an area dried up and people left
  5. 9. a person who does something first
  6. 10. a ranch hand that rode horses and help to herd cattle. other names include cowpoke,cowhand, and buckaroo
Down
  1. 2. a belief by Americans in the 1800s that the united states was destined to expand west all the way to the pacific ocean
  2. 4. allowed ``squatters´´ to claim land and keep it
  3. 5. the edge of a country or land where few people live
  4. 6. during the gold rush,towns would spring up almost overnight at places where gold was discovered. San Francisco grew from 1,000 people to 30,000 in a very short time