Negative Effects Of The Transcontinental Railroad

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The Transcontinental Railroad had a big impact on us and everyone. The railroad played a part with the Native Americans, economy and environment. Some of it was positive and some it was negative. There were many good things that came from the Transcontinental Railroad, but the Native Americans experienced some negative impacts from the railroad. The article in www.pbs.org stated that, “As white explorers and settlers entered Western territory, they disrupted a centuries-old culture-that of the Plains Indians. The arrival of the railroad and, with it, more permanent and numerous white settlement, spelled growing conflict between whites and natives.” There was a time when they started arguing against each other over the railroad and; the Native

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