Westward Movement Crossword
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Down:
2) homes, buffalo, and open land3) Dodge City and Abilene4) Sioux left reservation because of outrage (anger) over continued invasion of whites into sacred Black Hills.5) Ranchers, miners, speculators, cowboys, single men and prostitutes6) Developed mail order catalogue.7) Acted as great incentive for settlers to go to the West and brought immigrants to U.S. to settle land and opened West to average, ordinary Americans8) Removed Indians from homeland and relocated them to reservations10) freedom, individualism and adventure17) A home with thick walls of blocks cut from upper layer of grassland or sod19) Leader was Jack Wilson "wivoka" who prophesized end to white expansion. He preached cross cultureal cooperation. But the Sioux interpretation was to bring back buffalo by klling whites |
Across:
1) Settlers moved East of Mississippi River to settle land West of Mississippi River6) Cut time from San Fransisco to New York from 6 months to 8 days. Created new cities, gave pride, positive views and new residents to new areas.9) better and more technology; larger population of fighters, railroad network, slaughter of buffalo, disease and high motivation11) Thomas Jefferson12) American Desert13) it was a time of DISCOVERY14) Barbed wire invented, railroads extended all way to west coast and to south, wilderness became farmland15) Indian attacks, poor leadership, new work force16) towns that grew up over night (quickly)18) It was a time of CONTACT (from Europeans)20) Wood21) Job was difficult or boring with long hours with tough conditions and low pay. They were desperate laborers.22) 21 years old, a citizen of the U.S. or had filed to become a U.S. citizen23) Gave 160 acres of land to settlers who would live on land for 5 years. Had to build a house, dig a well, build a fence around some land and plow 10 acres.24) Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan25) Land, natural resources, opportunities and adventure |
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