Life in the Territory

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Across
  1. 2. Infection of the lungs which drove some people to move to New Mexico
  2. 4. Adopted Catholicism under duress in Spain
  3. 5. Recruited priests and nuns from France while building St. Francis Cathedral in Santa Fe
  4. 7. Drawn by horses, carrying passengers and mail
  5. 10. Connected New Mexico to the rest of the U.S. and made possible movement of heavy machinery for mining of precious minerals
  6. 11. Person who slept outdoors and was on the lookout for stampedes
  7. 12. Non-priests who fulfilled many of the roles of priests in their absence; Often punished themselves to show their devotion
Down
  1. 1. Person living on land given by the U.S. government to anyone willing to live on it for 5 years
  2. 3. Sprang up quickly around the mining of minerals
  3. 6. The act of raising and delivering sheep or cattle
  4. 8. Women who worked as waitresses along the Santa Fe Railroad line
  5. 9. Priest who defended traditional Hispanic culture and criticized the building of new churches