Industrial Expansion West and Its Impact

After the Civil War, Americans set out with renewed energy to unite the East and West. More

After the Civil War, Americans set out with renewed energy to unite the East and West. They built railroads to span the continent, opening up vast areas for homesteaders and connecting distant metropolitan markets to domestic crops and cattle. The effect on the environment, the bison, and the Plains Indians was catastrophic.

AIR DATE 10/16/23