Westward Expansion Vocaulary Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Westward Expansion & Industrialization has 10 clues. Answers range from 8 to 27 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
The leader of the U.S. army at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
An abandoned boomtown.
Apache Indian chief who led raids against the settlers.
How the settlers described the great plains when they first arrived.
Houses on the Great Plains built of dirt/sod.
Metal fence used to create fences on the plains.
Land set aside by the government for indians to live one.
A railroad that connected the east and west coast, it was built by the Central Pacific Railroad with the help of chinese immigrants and the Union Pacific Railroad with the help of Irish immigrants and former slaves, the two sides met up in promontory point, Utah on May 10,1869.
Nomadic indians who hunted the buffalo for survival and were eventually sent to reservations.
A new beginning for former slaves, mining,cattle ranching, Homestead act, adventure.
