Across
- 3. a "battle" where US soldiers killed 300 unarmed soldiers
- 5. connected the east and west coast of the US
- 8. the point where the transcontinental railroad connects
- 9. mining, farming, cattle
- 11. railroad that headed west
- 12. looking for gold and silver
- 14. assimilated the native americans
- 15. houses made from whatever western settlers could find
Down
- 1. moved cows back to where they needed to be
- 2. came to the US west coast, paid 1/3 of european workers
- 4. claim 160 acres of land at 21 and farm it for 5 years then its yours
- 6. wanted to improve southern economy
- 7. railroad that headed to the east
- 10. fled west to escape racism
- 13. happened after the civil war ended in 1877