westward expansion

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Across
  1. 2. where was promontory point
  2. 3. what was nat love famous for
  3. 5. what president passed the pacific railway act
  4. 9. used to mark the last rail of the transcontinental railroad
  5. 10. where the 2 railway companies met
  6. 11. what helped texas get out of poverty
  7. 14. a railroad that crosses an entire continent
Down
  1. 1. former slaves who became a cowboy
  2. 2. the railway company that started in omaha, nebraska
  3. 4. the soldiers not allowed to file for land
  4. 6. therailway company that started in sacremento, california
  5. 7. a house built of strips of sod
  6. 8. name given to the transcontinental railroad by the native americans
  7. 12. youngmen paid to herd and drive cattle north
  8. 13. were created to divide the continent into 4 different times