Westward Expansion Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. The name of one of the famous Indian chiefs who fought against General Custer
  2. 7. The most important invention of westward expansion
  3. 10. This is the name for the large area of the west where settlers moved during westward expansion
  4. 14. Native Americans on the Great Plains used this animal as their primary food source.
  5. 15. The name of the massacre that occurred in 1890 when 300 members of the Lakota tribe were killed
  6. 16. Before westward expansion, many people thought the Great Plains was a vast treeless ___________________
  7. 18. This Native American escaped reservations many times, but was eventually captured.
  8. 19. This Native American leader tried to lead his tribe to Canada, but he later surrendered to protect his people.
  9. 21. Settlers built these out of soil and prairie grass
Down
  1. 1. This invention used wind power to pump water from underground
  2. 2. This law gave away 160 acres of land in the west to settlers.
  3. 4. The Native Americans called this new invention "The Devil's Rope."
  4. 5. This word is used to describe how Native Americans were forced to accept and practice the customs of the white man.
  5. 6. This was a primary crop grown on the Great Plains
  6. 8. Former ____________________ wanted to start new lives and escape racial oppression by moving out west.
  7. 9. The Great Plains had low ________________, making the soil dry and tough
  8. 11. land set aside for Native Americans to live on
  9. 12. Invented by John Deere; made farming easier on the Great Plains
  10. 13. A technique used to farm on the Great Plains that conserves moisture in the soil.
  11. 17. General Custer was killed in this Indian battle
  12. 20. A law introduced in 1887 that broke up Native American tribal lands to sell to individuals for farming.