Westward Expansion

3. Nickname given to the first African American Cavalry regiments of the U.S. Army who served in the western U.S. during 1867-1896, fighting Native American Tribes on the frontier.
5. A railroad that crossed the entire continent.
9. Used on the very last rail of the transcontinental railroad marking its completion.
11. A person settling on land in the early west prior to the official opening to settlement in order to gain the claim.
12. A long journey taken by cowboys to herd, or drive, cattle from the ranches in Texas north on trails leading to the railroads.
13. Legislation that made the Transcontinental Railroad connecting the east and west coast
14. Person who claimed land on the Great Plains under The Homestead Act of 1862

1. Famous businessmen who during the expansion out west founded the R.W. Sears Watch Company
2. Famous cattle trail used to herd longhorns from San Antonio, Texas to Abilene, Kansas
4. A former slave that became a cowboy, famous for his roping skills and cattle herding.
6. The name given to the Transcontinental Railroad by Native Americans.
7. Young men mainly from Texas paid to herd and drive cattle north.
8. Legislation passed by President Lincoln that gave people 160 acres of land
10. A type of steel fencing with sharp points at various intervals.
15. A house built of strips of sod.