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An Expanding Nation By : David Xia #:26
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An Expanding Nation. By : David Xia #:26. The Transcontinental Railroad. The Transcontinental Railroad was a railroad across the continent The Transcontinental Railroad was to help cowboys get cattle from the west to the east because cattle cost more in the east. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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An Expanding Nation
By : David Xia#:26
The Transcontinental Railroad
• The Transcontinental Railroad was a railroad across the continent
• The Transcontinental Railroad was to help cowboys get cattle from the west to the east because cattle cost more in the east
• The people from the west and the east made The Transcontinental Railroad
The Gold Rush
• The gold rush started at 1849
• California became a state because of the gold rush
Cowboys
• Cowboys would get cattle and they will transport it by using The Transcontinental Railroad
Effects of the Railroads and Gold Rush
War in the West