1. An Expanding Nation
By: Shayne Rose
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2. 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.”

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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