Transforming the West

Mining Towns People hope to strike it rich Others make money off of miners by providing food, clothing and supplies Set up rules for conduct Had vigilantes—self appointed law enforcers who settled serious disputes

Mining Towns As towns grew, they had marshals and sheriffs “boomtowns”—only survived until gold/silver ran out Big companies move in to take mineral wealth from the Earth Mining fuels industrial development

Railroads and the west Congress supports construction of railroads by Providing money in the form of loans Giving land grants to companies Central Pacific started laying track eastward from Sacramento, California Used a lot of Asian immigrants

Railroads and the west Union Pacific headed west from Omaha, Nebraska Used a lot of Irish immigrants Two tracks meet in Promontory Summit, Utah Final spike was made out of gold

Cattle Kingdom—prior to migration Eastern settlers and Mexicans in Texas branded cattle and had an open range system Cowboys would round up the cattle in the spring and take them to a railroad that would bring them to the auctions to be sold Trip to the rail road could take weeks to months

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