|
 Northern Railway | The first railroad to enter Montana |
| 1881 | Northern Railway entered Butte, Montana |
| 1883 | Northern Pacific entered Montana |
| 1887 | The Great Northern Railway started in Minnesota and went through Havre and south of Glacier Park |
| 1907 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad |
| Pacific Railroad | The Pacific Railroad had electric trains that made it easier to pull the train over steep mountains |
| Montana | The last territory to to get railroad service |
| What did the railroad bring people to see in Montana? | Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park |
| Trains made travel to Montana... | fast and affordable |
| Trains brought in... | 1.) farming equipment 2.)consumer goods 3.) machines to develop mines |
| Railroads filled the new frontier with... | 1.) new people 2.) towns 3.) farms 4.) economic activities |
| Trains made it easier to... | 1.) Transport cattle 2.) Transport food without spoiling |
| Who gave permission to the Railroad to build? | The Indian tribes |
| What did the railroad companies have to gain control over? Why? | Indian land...To lay tracks for the trains to travel |
| Why did many Indian tribes lose their land to the railroad and government? | Many of the treaties were broken |
| Name 5 reasons life was hard for those working on the railroad. | 1.) Workers couldn't take regular baths 2.) No heat 3.) Whites got paid more than Asians 4.) Food was scarce 5.) Explosives killed people |