The West

During the populist era, the west side of the country had many possiblities as well as problems. During that time, people were starting to make the transcontinental railroads that would go across the whole United States for the first time. This would help with trade across the country as well as becoming connected between the east and west side. Also, moved to the west to find gold in the gold mines in California. Many people moved their family and their life to mine for gold. As more of the west was discovered, it opened new opportunities for people who wanted farmland. The government was giving some of it away to people who needed it to start a farm to support their family. In the west there were also some problems such as buffalo hunters. The Native Americans' home was in the west and the buffalo was an important symbol in their culture. The buffalo hunters were impulsivly hunting them, almost driving them to instinction. Also, while the railroads were a success in the end, it was very risky to make them and thousands of people risked their lives to make these railroads.