Across
- 3. the president of the Great Northern Railroad
- 8. James Hill's biggest competitor
- 9. railroad construction was an expensive undertaking that required lots of land, money, and _______
- 10. in order to get enough workers to build the railroads, the government and railroad companies encouraged ___________ from Europe and Asia
- 11. bought the Northern Pacific and directed the completion of the tracks through Idaho and Montana
- 13. *a system for the marketing, transporting,and selling of any good or service
- 14. added so much new territory to the United States
- 15. Policies like the Homestead Act, the ________________, and the Pacific Railway Act enabled distribution of the land
Down
- 1. very important corporation in state's history
- 2. challenged lincoln in 1864 presidential election
- 4. made it possible for private companies to build transcontinental railroads
- 5. railroads boosted ________ development throughout the country
- 6. *a grant or contribution of money
- 7. *extending across the country
- 12. consumed between 20 to 50 percent of annual timber production in the U.S.