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The West

The West. Mining and the Railroads. Old Time Miner w/pan. Hard Rock Mining. A. Mining. 1. Mining Companies Underground mining was too expensive for individuals. 2. Life in a mining town. Boomtowns - busy, rowdy, lawless. Boomtown - Virginia City, NV. A. Mining.

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The West

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  1. The West Mining and the Railroads

  2. Old Time Miner w/pan

  3. Hard Rock Mining

  4. A. Mining 1. Mining Companies Underground mining was too expensive for individuals. 2. Life in a mining town. Boomtowns - busy, rowdy, lawless.

  5. Boomtown - Virginia City, NV

  6. A. Mining 1. Mining Companies Underground mining was too expensive for individuals. 2. Life in a mining town. Boomtowns - busy, rowdy, lawless. Vigilantes - rounded up outlaws, gave them speedy trials and hung 'em

  7. Vigilantes

  8. W E S It is the year 1860 Washington Montana North Dakota You want to go from Omaha, Nebraska to Oregon Idaho Sacramento, California. South Dakota Wyoming That’s 1,775 miles! Omaha Sacramento How do you get there? Nevada Nebraska Utah Colorado (Click on a mode of transportation) California Kansas Wagon Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico Texas Car Train

  9. W E S YOU GOT IT! There were no train tracks running west in 1860. Pioneers needed to use a wagon to move west. Washington Montana North Dakota Oregon Idaho South Dakota Wyoming How long would this trip take? Omaha Sacramento Nevada Nebraska (Click to find out) Utah Colorado 6 days California Kansas or 4 months Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico Texas

  10. It’s 1860. There were norailroad tracks running from Nebraska to California. Railroads were developed in the eastern states but there were no tracks in the West. Click on button and try another mode of transportation.

  11. It’s 1860. The first practical automobile was not invented until 1885 by Karl Benz. There were no cars or roads for pioneers to use in 1860. Click on button and try another mode of transportation.

  12. W E S Washington Montana North Dakota Oregon Idaho South Dakota Wyoming How much will this trip cost? Omaha Sacramento (Click to find out) Nevada Nebraska $100 Utah Colorado or California Kansas $1000 Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico Some expenses:Wagon Oxen Cows Camping material 5 month’s food supply Texas

  13. W E S All right, The wagon’s loaded… The family’s ready… Let’s head west… We need to get our wagon across a river… We got held up by bandits! They took everything! My sister has cholera! Washington It’s so hard to go through these mountains! Finally made it! 5 months and 14 days later! Montana North Dakota Oregon Idaho South Dakota Wyoming Omaha Sacramento Nevada Nebraska Utah Colorado California Kansas Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico Hardships on the Wagon Trip: Texas - Sickness - Getting across rivers - Dealing with stealing - Going through mountains

  14. Going by wagon was never cheap, short or easy! So, in 1862, the USA decided to build a railroad that would connect the East to the West.

  15. W E S The job was given to two companies B. Building the First Transcontinental Railroad started building east from Sacramento, California started building west from Omaha, Nebraska First spike: July 10, 1865 First spike: October 26, 1863

  16. Who worked on the Railroad?

  17. W E S A Central Pacific track A Union Pacific track Let’s see how the railroad grew. Washington Montana North Dakota Oregon Idaho South Dakota Wyoming Omaha Sacramento Question:Which company put down more tracks? Nevada Nebraska Utah Colorado California Kansas (Click on one of the companies below ) Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico or Texas

  18. Look carefully at the map. Does the Central Pacific Railroad Company have more tracks than the Union Pacific Railroad Company? Click on button and look carefully at the map.

  19. W E S A Central Pacific track A Union Pacific track Correct! Washington The Union Pacific Railroad Company put down more tracks than the Central Pacific Railroad Company. Montana North Dakota Oregon Idaho South Dakota Wyoming Omaha Sacramento Nevada Nebraska Utah Colorado California Kansas Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico Texas Remember:

  20. W E S A Central Pacific track A Union Pacific track Promontory Summit Question: Washington Why did the Central Pacific Railroad Company put down less tracks? Montana North Dakota Oregon Idaho South Dakota Wyoming Omaha Sacramento Nevada Nebraska Utah Colorado Answer: California Kansas The Central Pacific railroad had to tunnel through the Sierra Mountain Range first. The Union Pacific railroad laid tracks on the Plains first. Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico Texas Remember:

  21. W E S A Central Pacific track A Union Pacific track Promontory Summit May 10, 1869: The two companies met at Promontory Summit in Utah. Washington Montana North Dakota Oregon Idaho South Dakota Wyoming Omaha Sacramento Nevada Nebraska Utah Colorado California Kansas Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico Texas Remember:

  22. Together, the presidents of both railroad companies drove a golden spike into the railroad at Promontory Summit in Utah, finally connecting the East and the West.

  23. How the Railroad changed Travel

  24. Effects of the Railroad 1. • The Indian way of life was destroyed. • More whites came west • The buffalo were killed • Indian land was taken for farming.

  25. Effects of the Railroad 2. • It became much easier to get to California (6 days vs. 120 days).

  26. Effects of the Railroad 3. • Standardized times zones for train schedules.

  27. Effects of the Railroad 4. • More trade between the east and the west.

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