Westward expansion

8. a law passed by Congress in 1862 offering government loans and free land to the two companies building the Transcontinental Railroad. (President Lincoln)
10. was a person settling on land in the early west prior to the official opening to settlement in order to gain the claim.
11. a famous trail used for the cattle drive
12. started from Sacramento California
14. person who claimed land on the Great Plains under The Homestead Act of 1862 Sodbuster- settler on the Great Plains in the late 1800s who had to “bust” through thick sod to plant crops.
15. a nickname for the transcontinental railroad by Native Americans

1. an act that gave out free land to help with western expansion
2. started from Omaha Nebraska
3. Nickname given to the first African American Cavalry regiments of the U.S. ArmyNat Love- Former slave turned Cowboy. Famous for his skills of roping, and cattle herding.
4. a house built of strips of sod, laid like brickwork, and used especially by settlers on the Great Plains where timber was scarce.
5. used on the very last rail of the transcontinental railroad marking its completion.
6. a famous businessman made the Sears mailorder catalog
7. a type of steel fencing with sharp points at various intervals.
9. young men paid to herd cattle north
13. Former slave turned Cowboy. Famous for his skills of roping, and cattle herding.