RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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slaves
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cowboys
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Chinese railroad workers
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the winter of 1886-1887, thousands of cattle died when temperatures reached well below freezing in parts of the West. Many scholars believe that this devastating winter was the beginning of the end for the cowboy era. Cattle drives continued, but on a smaller scale, up until the mid-1900s.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Wild West began in the 17th century and ended around 1912 when the last of the western territories were admitted to the Union as states. The frontier area west of the Mississippi included the territories of: Dakota, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Colorado.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 1890s. The Wild West era is usually cited as ending in 1895. It marked 30 years after the Civil War had been fought and much of the west had now been settled.