Transcontinental railroad (jan 19, 1863 – apr 1, 1869)
Description:
The Transcontinental Railroad appropriated the ancestral and treaty-guaranteed homelands of at least 15 distinct Native nations, primarily the Cheyenne, Sioux, Arapaho, Shoshone, Paiute, and Cherokee. This expansion tore through vital hunting grounds, decimated the bison population, and ultimately led to violent displacement and forced confinement on reservations.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 19, 1863
apr 1, 1869
~ 6 years and 2 months