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The Impact of Railroads on the Indian Territory and the Cattle Kingdom

The construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, starting in 1863, dramatically transformed the Indian territories and mining towns. Railroads facilitated population growth, quick transportation of goods and people, and opened opportunities for ranching. Farmers began using barbed wire to fence in crops, revolutionizing land ownership. However, labor shortages and environmental challenges, such as drought, strained cattle ranching. The famous meeting at Promontory, Utah in 1869 marked a significant moment in unifying America through transportation, symbolizing the nation's growth and resilience.

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The Impact of Railroads on the Indian Territory and the Cattle Kingdom

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  1. “_______________” to the Indians • - spitting black smoke & moving at stunning speeds • In mining towns, railroads meant: • - _____________ • - more people ( ____ population) • - rapid means of transporting goods & people What were 2 reasons why it was hard to find workers? 1: ________________ 2:__________________ What did farmers begin to use to fence in their crops & property? Why was this HUGE? ___________________________________________________________ • Transcontinental Railroad: _________________________ ______________________________________________ • - 1863 • - Union Pacific: starts in Omaha, Nebraska & goes west • - ______________: starts in Sacramento, Cali & goes east • - Gov’t aided both lines • 1: __________________________________ • 2: __________________________________ Railroads & Cow TownsName: 1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3. No winter feeding needed • Subsidy: financial aid or land grant from gov’t. • _______________: trips where ranchers would corral herds of longhorns & drive them hundreds of miles north to railroad lines • __________: employed by ranchers to tend to cattle/ drive herds to market in good & bad weather • END OF CATTLE KINGDOM • - After time, not enough _____________ to feed all cattle • Ranchers had to now buy feed & drive up cost of • cattle meat as a result • - This lowered cattle population & sales • - 1886 & 1887 _________ killed entire herds of cattle • ____________– severe heat & drought ______________ ____________ • RAILROADS PROMOTE GROWTH • Both companies meet at Promontory, Utah on May 10, 1869 • ___________dropped in the middle to symbolize the first unity • Important national symbol • WHY?... _____________________________

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