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The West Transformed. 1860-1896. Chapter 13. I. Mining and Railroads. A. Boom and Bust. Before the Civil War, prospectors began searching for lodes throughout the West Mining camps quickly turned into boomtowns Law and order was often kept by vigilantes.
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The West Transformed 1860-1896 Chapter 13
A. Boom and Bust • Before the Civil War, prospectors began searching for lodes throughout the West • Mining camps quickly turned into boomtowns • Law and order was often kept by vigilantes
B. The Transcontinental Railroad • Federal government guaranteed huge land grants and subsidies
The Transcontinental Railroad • Federal government guaranteed huge land grants and subsidies • Union Pacific was contracted to build west from Omaha, Neb.
The Transcontinental Railroad • Federal government guaranteed huge land grants and subsidies • Union Pacific was contracted to build west from Omaha, Neb. • Central Pacific RR was contracted to build east from Sacramento, CA
The Transcontinental Railroad • Federal government guaranteed loans and huge land grants • Union Pacific was contracted to build west from Omaha, Neb. • Central Pacific RR was contracted to build east from Sacramento, CA • Railroad completed in May 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah • New towns sprang up along rail lines