Westward Expansion

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Across
  1. 3. Transportation system that carried settlers, goods, and supplies west
  2. 5. Areas of land set aside by the U.S. government for Indigenous peoples
  3. 9. Cheap fencing that kept animals out of crops and marked property
  4. 11. Indigenous leader who gave a famous speech about peace and freedom
  5. 12. Famous 1876 battle where Indigenous forces defeated U.S. troops
  6. 13. Schools where Indigenous children were forced to give up culture and language
  7. 15. Many workers on the Transcontinental Railroad, especially Chinese laborers
  8. 18. Railroad company that built from the west toward the east
  9. 19. Lakota Sioux chief and spiritual leader who resisted U.S. forces
  10. 20. Northwest tribe that attempted a long retreat under Chief Joseph
  11. 21. Native American tribe who resisted loss of their land and way of life
  12. 23. Farming crop that grew well in the dry climate of the Great Plains
  13. 25. Technology that pumped water from deep underground for farming
  14. 26. Animals raised on the Great Plains for food and profit
  15. 27. Agreements with Indigenous peoples that the U.S. government often did not honor
  16. 28. 1862 law that gave settlers free land if they farmed it for five years
  17. 29. 1890 massacre where many Indigenous people were killed
  18. 30. Technique used to conserve water in areas with low rainfall
Down
  1. 1. Lakota Sioux warrior known for courage and leadership in battle
  2. 2. 1887 law dividing Indigenous lands into plots to force assimilation
  3. 4. Railroad company that built from the east toward the west
  4. 6. Early settlers’ negative view of the Great Plains
  5. 7. Mostly flatlands that gradually rise from east to west in the U.S.
  6. 8. Completed in 1869, it connected the eastern U.S. to western territories
  7. 10. Homes made from blocks of soil and grass due to lack of trees
  8. 14. Strong farm tool that cut through tough prairie grass and soil
  9. 16. Belief that the U.S. was destined to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific
  10. 17. Animal vital to Indigenous life, used for food, clothing, and shelter
  11. 22. Discovery that attracted settlers westward hoping to become rich
  12. 24. Strong winds and dry soil often caused these natural disasters on the Plains