Across
- 3. What was the railroad called that crossed the country?
- 4. What company started building in Nebraska.
- 6. What act gave away 160 acres of land to people?
- 9. Who drove cattle from Texas to Kansas?
- 10. What company started building in California?
- 13. What did they call a house built out of sod?
- 14. What was the name of a person who claimed land on the great plains?
- 15. The name of someone who went onto the land early to claim land.
Down
- 1. What was the final spike called that completed the railroad?
- 2. What law was passed that allowed people to build something?
- 4. What state did the companies meet?
- 5. What immigrants did the Central Pacific hire?
- 7. What month did the railroad finish?
- 8. How many years did it take to build the Transcontinental Railroad?
- 11. What did the Native Americans nickname the trains?
- 12. what immigrants did the union pacific hire?