Westward Expansion

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Across
  1. 5. This Native American Chief led raids along the bozeman trail
  2. 8. Custer was killed in this battle, last major victory for Natives
  3. 9. This immigrant group worked for the Union Pacific Railroad
  4. 12. This chief was a diplomat not a "war chief"
  5. 13. Fought for women's rights in Wyoming.
  6. 15. Casper Collins died defending this fort
  7. 17. Took the law in their own hands in Wyoming because of the lack of lawmen
  8. 18. RR company that started in Omaha Nebraska
  9. 20. The war that occurred between Barons and Nesters happened in this county
  10. 21. This group stole cattle
  11. 22. God given right and duty to expand the U.S. to the Pacific
  12. 24. This Treaty closed the bozeman trail in exchange for the railroad
  13. 25. What year did the California Gold Rush take place?
  14. 26. This immigrant group worked for the Central Pacific Railroad
Down
  1. 1. Breech rifles turned the tide in this battle
  2. 2. This Massacre was the result of Native American Ghost Dance
  3. 3. This act granted land to anyone who improved it for 5 years
  4. 4. this act was the result of The Battle of the Little Bighorn
  5. 6. Cattle were able to roam freely here before the invention of barbed wire
  6. 7. Treaty allowed construction of Trails in Native Land
  7. 10. RR company that started in Sacramento California
  8. 11. Boom and Bust towns were the result of _______ natural resources
  9. 14. This wealthy group fought with Nesters over land and water
  10. 16. This industry spread from Montana to Kansas
  11. 19. Location where the two rail road companies met
  12. 23. These small ranchers fought with Barons over land and water