Across
- 5. a long journey taken by cowboys to herd, or drive, cattle from the ranches in Texas north on trails leading to the railroads.
- 7. a house built of strips of sod
- 8. one hard challenge that was experienced when living on homestead.
- 10. used on the very last rail of the transcontinental railroad marking its completion.
- 12. a Former slave turned Cowboy.
- 13. a Famous cattle trail used to herd longhorns from San Antonio, Texas to Abilene, Kansas
- 14. person who claimed land on the Great Plains under The Homestead Act of 1862
- 15. young men mainly from Texas paid to herd and drive cattle north.
Down
- 1. a type of steel fencing with sharp points at various intervals.
- 2. a person who claimed land on the Great Plains under The Homestead Act of 1862
- 3. a railroad that crosses an entire continent
- 4. a name given to the transcontinental railroad by Native Americans
- 6. Nickname given to the first African American Cavalry regiments of the U.S. Army who served in the western U.S. during 1867-1896
- 9. a law passed by Congress in 1862 offering government loans and free land to the two companies building the Transcontinental Railroad. (President Lincoln)
- 11. a person settling land early west prior to the official opening