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Across: 1. Name of 6 Across which ran across the entire Continent of North America 3. Group who moved west looking for a yellow precious metal. 5. Harm and distress faced by Mormons 6. Train lines. 7. First wagon trains that moved West across the Plains. 8. Cow-rearing setttler. Created farms for breeding cattle for profit. 9. Animal key to survival on Plains. 10. Two men who started driving Cattle north from Texas. 11. Religious group who moved west to build a new community. 12. White American settlers and European Immigrants who used a new law of 1862 to buy land cheaply and settle to start a new life. 13. Murdered leader and Prophet. Killed in prison in 1845. 14. New towns that grew at the end of the drives north from Texas.

Down: 2. Westernmost State of the USA. Gold discovered here in 1848. 4. New city in middle of Plains. Built by religious group. 5. Great American Desert. 7. Practice of having multiple wives. 9. Leader of Mormons and organised their move west for them