What effects did the transcontinental railway have on Native Americans?

Answer 1

The railroad contributed to the destruction of the bison herds.

Answer 2

The Homestead Act gave a white intrusion of into the previously reserved Indian territory of Oklahoma. Also during The Homestead Act, Indian attacks were rare. Many new settlers gave the Indians food and goods to keep the peace. Yet fraud was common and most of the best land went to railroads and other corporations. By the late 1860's the numbers of buffalo had declined. To which many Great Plains Indian tribes such as Kiowas needed in order to survive. The Union Pacific hired hunters to kill buffalo in order to feed their hungry railroad workers as they built their railway across Indian lands. The Cheyenne, Arapho and Lakota Indians did not like this rail-way going through their land and much less hoarding of buffalo. So they invaded freight cars, de-railed trains and, caused wars with surveying crews. Leaving the Union Pacific behind schedule.

Answer 3

they were affected it because of the help they gave to Harriet Tubman while escaping the american life of slavery

The railroad was often built through Native American territory and since they were unhappy with this they often conducted attacks that resulted in the deaths of many railroad workers.

Answer 4

The railways had many positive and negative effects on the railways:

Positive: Sending goods and trading with China

Getting to places easier

Negative: Cost too much money

Business men didn't like this

Answer 5

It traspassed into native American land and at the time there was alot of conflict between white settlers taking over the native Americans lands. the transcontinental railroad took away some of theyre land.

settlers would ride the train, and shoot the buffalo as a sport. killing off the Native Americans' major food supply. Builders of the railroad and settlers brought disease to the Native Americans

Answer 6

The railroad contributed to the destruction of the bison herds.

Answer 7

because it was crowded bouncing stagecoaches railroads and crowded conestoga wagons but the great plains seemed strange and lonely