Westward Expansion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Union Pacific Railroad Company | Began building in the east. Irish immigrants worked for this company by helping build the railroad across the plains. |
| Central Pacific Railroad Company | Began building in the west (California) mainly Chinese built it. |
| Homestead Act | Government offered land for very little money to settlers who had to work in the west. This helped encourage people in the west. |
| Cattle drives | Ranchers/Cowboys herded cattle from the west and east, south, north to make money. |
| Battle of Bighorn | Lakata Indians fought against American armies. Indians have victories against them. Custers last stand. |
| Effects of the transcontinental railroad | Increased population in the west Conflicts with Native Americans Decreased buffalo population More resources were available |
| Changes for the Native Americans as people moved west | Government forced Indians to live on reservations. & the government granted this land. Railroad destroyed hunting grounds & harmed the buffalo population Arrival of the ranchers, miners, farmers took over the land |
| Challenges for the Chinese immigrants working to build the railroad | Dangerous working conditions very poor pay food & water shortages discriminations/prejudices hardwork |
| Inventions that helped settlers on the Great Plains in the west | railroad blue jeans telegraph |
| Effects of people searching for gold in the west | boom towns increased population in the west ghost towns |