An Expanding Nation By: Shayne Rose #:21

The Transcontinental Railroad President Abraham Lincoln supported the transcontinental railroad They only laid about 1 to 3 miles a day Red Cloud told the Union Pacific “We do not want you here , you are scaring away the buffalo.”

The Gold Rush At the time of the gold rush thousands of people moved to California for gold George Jackson found a couple gold flakes in Denver , Colorado It was very rare for a gold miner to find a gold nugget

Cowboys Nat Love became a cowboy at the age of thirteen Cowboys took cattle from small towns to railroad , to eastern cities Their cattle drives came to an end , because conflicts between farmers and ranchers

Effects of the Railroads and Gold Rush California was big enough to become a state Railroads made it easier to travel and export goods Railroads also helped spread the economy Levi Strauss made the first jeans

War in the West The Native Americans though they were threatened when people moved on their land The government made reservations for them Sitting Bull declared “I do not want to sell any land to the government