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Extinction of American Bison
Bison were killed for their fur, skin, and meat. Bison were encourged to be hunted by the government to make the Natives have less of a food source. -
Jesse James
Jesse James was best known for his occupation as a criminal, he robbed trains, banks, and committed murder. He was one of the main influences of outlaws. -
Homestead Act
The Homeatead Act motivated migration of the West by suppling migraters with land after constant five years of residencey. After the five years of resiendeney that person or persons had full ownership. -
Shift from “long drive” to “cattle ranching”
Long drives was when cowboys would drive herds across large areas to get them to market, in America they moved the cattle east over the western plains. Cattle ranching was when ranchers would raise the cattle instead of the free ranging cattle, with the railrod expanding it was possible to raise the cattle and send them off to market. -
Barbed Wire
It is a type of steel fencing wire that is made up of sharp edges and/or points aranged along the strands. Barbed wire created discomfort for any humans and animals attemping to trespass, or with the intension to escape. -
Wild West Shows
Wild West Shows were traveling entertainment in the United States and Europe. The Wild West Shows displayed different types of performers that had wetsern traits. -
Dawes Act
The Dawes act was put in order to take record of assimilation of Native Americans in basic American society. This act provided the government with Native American reservation. -
Transcontinental Railroad system
The Transcontinental Railroad stretch across the whole continent, which helped get settlers spread to the unsettled parts of the United States. The Railroad replaced the other ways of transportation, mainly the wagon trains. -
Discoveries of gold and silver
Large discoveries of gold and silver brought more settler to the west looking for jobs. These dicoveries helped populate the west. -
Growth
The growth of new towns and cities provided settlers with land to raise cattle and use to farm. This brought a lot of money out of the west and boosted America's econmy.
