Across
- 6. The 1862 law that began the construction of the transcontinental railroad.
- 8. chief of the Sioux tribe who defeats Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
- 13. a name given to a Plains farmer
- 18. An agreement between the Sioux and the U.S. government that promised the Black Hills to the Sioux.
- 19. the last major confrontation between U.S. army and Sioux tribe was at
- 22. The war between the United States and Mexico in the 1840s began as a border dispute over the land of Texas
- 23. The idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle and expand westward across North America.
- 24. an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people.
Down
- 1. a word that means something that “extends across the continent”
- 2. a farm; to acquire a piece of U.S. public land by living on and cultivating it
- 3. The battle where the 7th Cavalry was defeated by Sioux (Comanche, a horse is the sole survivor).
- 4. term for a person who is looking for gold, silver and other precious metals
- 5. The process of one distinct culture taking on the cultural traits of another.
- 7. land that was set aside for Native Americans to live on (usually not "good" land)
- 9. the herding of cattle for 1,000 miles or more to meet the railroad
- 10. a manifestation of divine care or direction
- 11. Sitting Bull’s warriors killed and defeated the 7th Cavalry leader named
- 12. the law that allowed settlers to get 160 acres of land for a $10 filing fee was
- 14. a place that quickly grows because of a gold or silver rush
- 15. moving from place to place with no permanent home
- 16. The law that attempted to make farmers and to “Americanize” the Native Americans.
- 17. people who take the law into their own hands
- 20. soldiers who fight on horseback
- 21. the 11th President of the United States who adds western land by war and negotiations