Across
- 2. Type of railroad that connected the East/West
- 3. Cattle drive from Texas to Kansas
- 5. Nickname of those that participated in the Gold Rush
- 6. Immigrants hired by the Central Pacific Railroad
- 9. Congressional Act that forced Native Americans to assimilate
- 10. Congressional Act that encouraged settlement in the West
- 12. Federal land reserved for Native Americans
- 13. Large fertile area of the US
- 14. The homeland of the Lakota/Sioux
- 15. Mexican ranchers that established cowboy culture
Down
- 1. Along with Crazy Horse were successful at the Battle of Little Bighorn
- 4. Mountain range that was a barrier for Westward migration
- 7. African Americans who migrated to the Great Plains
- 8. A horrific massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho
- 11. Political philosophy that favored the everyday people