Across
- 4. The transcontinental railroad was completed when the two parts met at ______________.
- 6. When the railroad was completed, more people wanted to settle on the __________.
- 8. The destruction of __________ ended the Plains Indians way of life.
- 11. Contributed to the opening of the West by helping build the Central Pacific Railroad.
- 12. The last great victory for the Plains Indians was at the _____________.
- 13. Stagecoaches regularly left St. Louis for the West carrying _______________.
- 14. The Homestead Act brought many _________ to the Great Plains.
- 15. When prospectors failed to find gold in the West, they often became farmers and ________.
Down
- 1. Attempted to protect the Native Americans from being cheated.
- 2. To make more money, ranchers wanted to sell their cattle in ______________.
- 3. Miners and prospectors traveled many miles to reach ________.
- 5. Women were first given the right to vote in __________.
- 7. The transcontinental railroad helped ranchers by transporting ___________.
- 9. Many Ghost Dancers were massacred at ____________.
- 10. killed 4,000 buffalo within 18 months.