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Transcontinental Railroad
-Constructed between the
years of 1863-1869.
-1,907 miles long.
-Established a mechanical transcontinental transportation network that revolutionized the settlement and economy of the American West. -
1880’s Cattle Drive
-Large herd driven from Texas to Missouri
-Herd was driven by “Cowboys”
-Cowboys were mostly made up of Civil war veterans or immigrants straight from europe
4,000,000 cattle were driven north from 1866-1888 -
1870’s Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane
-Wild Bill Hickok was born on May 27th, 1937.
-Was mainly known as a lawman, but also was a gunfighter and a gambler.
-Murdered by Jack McCall on August 2, 1876.
-Calamity Jane was an American frontiers woman and Bill Hickok’s acquaintance.
-She was born May 1st, 1852. Died August 1st, 1903. -
Montgomery Ward Mail Order Catalog
-Was a mail ordering service that benefitted the west
Instead of building/creating goods they could be ordered
-Easiest way to obtain furniture and other necessities
-Modernized west long before the East
-Connected west to Trans Continental Railroad -
Chicago and San Fran. Packing Industry
-The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co. was a meat packing industry in Chicago.
-The working conditions were not good at all
-Owned and operated by a group of railroad companies
-Packed meat from the cattle drive
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Chief Joseph -- Nez Pierce
-Was the leader of the tribe called Wallowa, of Nez Pierce. (Oregon Lands)
-Their band was driven out of their land by the United States Federal Government.
-Went on a 1,170 mile fighting retreat, later to be known as the Nez Pierce War. -
Decline of Buffalo
-Decline was due to both natural and anthropogenic forces
-Men started killing more buffalo to clear space and take the land
-This decreased the amount of buffalo by a tremendous amount
By the 1880’s there were only about 1,100 left
