The Transcontinental Railroad

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The Transcontinental Railroad A telegraph allowed news to travel faster But you could only send messages you could not sent people or goods The transcontinental railroad across the continent

An Expanding Nation By:Moravy Villeda #:21

The Gold Rush Thousands of people went to California for gold In 1850 there were enough people to form a new state Some man promised their family to come back rich

Cowboys Cowboys rode on cows that were called long horns They sold cows for $4

Effects of the Railroads and Gold Rush

War in the West

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