1. Railways A. Transcontinental Railroad
PowerPoint by Brian Crawford.
Railways
A. Transcontinental Railroad
1. Links the east and west coasts
2. Golden Spike: Promontary Point, Utah
3. One week to travel from NY to SF
B. Indian Land
1. Railroads caused people to move
2. Buffalo population went from 50 million to only 1, very short speech – 2 min

2. Railways (continued) B. Indian Land 1. Railroads caused people to move
2. Buffalo population went from 50 million to only 1,000
3. U.S. government moves Native Americans to reservations

3. Railways (continued)
C. Gold!
1. Black Hills, South Dakota
2. U.S. sent army to take gold
3. General Custer vs. Sitting Bull
4. Battle of Little Big Horn: Custer’s last stand
D. Chief Joseph
1. Leader of Nez Pierce
2. Gave up land of his people

4. Railways (continued) D. Chief Joseph 1. Leader of Nez Pierce
2. Gave up land of his people
Present day
1. Map of Reservations