Across
- 2. One who makes exploration, search, or examination, especially for minerals
- 3. People who are the first to settle in a region
- 8. A large covered wagon used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
- 12. The herding and moving of cattle over long distances
- 14. The first rail line to California that relied on gov't support and immigrant labor
- 15. The Native American tribe that defeated Custer and put up the greatest resistance to U.S. domination
- 18. 1862 Act that gave 160 acres of land to citizens willing to live on and cultivate it for five years
- 20. Name given to African Americans who migrated from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas in the 1800s
- 21. Troops trained to fight on horseback
- 22. Forts or stopping places along the trail where people could buy supplies
- 23. Former mining town that became deserted is known as a _________ town
Down
- 1. Unexplored land
- 4. Someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
- 5. Trail A trail that ran from San Antonio (TX) to Abilene (KS). One of the most popular routes for cattle drives in the 1860's
- 6. Areas of federal land set aside for Native Americans
- 7. Sam Houston came to rely on this group for defense of the frontier after experiencing issues with the army
- 8. A public bar, especially in the past in the western United States
- 9. Land designated by the federal government for building schools, roads, or railroads
- 10. A group of persons with legal power to help a sheriff keep the peace
- 11. A town that grew fast in mining areas where there were rushes
- 13. Symbol burned into an animal hide to show ownership
- 16. Mountain range in the north that the Oregon Trail passed to the south of
- 17. Act that authorized the President to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans
- 19. A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
- 23. Many traveled to California and Nevada to mine for this metal