Across
- 2. The immigrant group that formed much of the workforce for the Union Pacific.
- 5. The popular board game of this time, invented by Milton Bradley.
- 7. The miles of track laid in a day by the Central Pacific after challenged in a bet.
- 11. The area of land where the two railroads met to complete the transcontinental railroad.
- 12. The city where the transcontinental railroad began in the east, headed west.
- 15. The harmful natural event that workers faced while blasting tunnels in the mountains.
- 16. The destructive event in Ireland that caused millions of refugees to come to the U.S. in the mid-1800s.
- 17. The telegraph operator's one-word message signaling completion of the railroad.
- 19. The term for the workers who dug tunnels through the Sierra Nevada mountains.
- 22. The challenge faced by many travelers and workers in crossing the desert.
- 23. The destructive natural event that often endangered workers in the Sierra Nevada.
- 25. The president of the Central Pacific Railroad who drove the golden spike.
- 26. The company that built the transcontinental railroad from west to east.
- 30. The system of transportation the railroad replaced for westward migration.
- 31. The U.S. state where the transcontinental railroad's western terminus was located.
- 32. The war that had just ended as the railroad was completed, influencing national unity.
- 34. The territory where the railroad was completed.
- 35. The name of the mountain range that posed a significant challenge for the Central Pacific Railroad.
- 37. The lake near the completion site.
- 38. The event that was celebrated with cannons and bells.
Down
- 1. The company that built the transcontinental railroad from east to west.
- 3. The Native American nation that resisted railroad expansion on the Great Plains.
- 4. The Native American leader who spoke of being surrounded by white settlers.
- 6. The type of workers who made up much of the labor force on the Central Pacific Railroad.
- 8. The major discovery in California that led to an influx of people.
- 9. The territory in 1869 that had not yet been divided into two present-day states.
- 10. The act passed in 1862 that gave land grants to encourage railroad construction.
- 11. The term for a group of settlers who left the eastern U.S. to claim land out West.
- 13. The type of spike driven into the final rail at Promontory Summit.
- 14. The method of communication when the operator who sent the message that railroad was completed.
- 18. The U.S. city where the Union Pacific Railroad began laying tracks.
- 20. The U.S. president during the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
- 21. The city where the transcontinental railroad began in the west, headed east.
- 24. The term for the expansion of the railroad across the U.S., connecting east and west.
- 27. The kind of industry that benefited greatly from the railroad’s completion.
- 28. The school supply used by children when the railroad was completed.
- 29. The "payment" given to railroads companies by the government.
- 33. The type of work force that was largely used for the labor in building the Union Pacific line.
- 36. The month of the year that the railroad was completed.