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Extinction of Buffalo in the 1800's
-When settlers moved West and brought cows, they brought along bovine diseases
-Were also beginning to be hunted for sport and as human consumption
-Farmers and cattle ranchers also killed them as a nuisance animal
-were soon after placed on the endangered species list due to them being hunted out -
Jesse James
-Famous Outlaw in the West
-Starting looting after the Civil War
-Became a name synonymous to the West -
Discoveries of Large amounts of Gold and Silver
-Found silver in 1858 in Nevada -Resulted in travel to the area for the chance of wealth -Found gold January 24, 1848, in California -The lure of potentially finding buried riches appealed to many
-Creating “boom towns” where rumors of gold -
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Discoveries of Large amounts of Gold and Silver
-Found silver in 1858 in Nevada
-Resulted in travel to the area for the chance of wealth
-Found gold January 24, 1848, in California
(timespan is based on the events found, could be larger)
-The lure of potentially finding buried riches appealed to many
-Creating “boom towns” where rumors of gold -
Extinction of Buffalo In 1800's
-When settlers moved West and brought cows, they brought along bovine diseases
-Were also beginning to be hunted for sport and as human consumption
-Farmers and cattle ranchers also killed them as a nuisance animal
-were soon after placed on the endangered species list due to them being hunted out -
Growth of new towns and cities to support cattle, mining, and farming industries
This has no specific date of beginning.
As needs expanded, so did the bounds of humanity. With the newly acquired land to the West, settlers could move in with ease, and forge the new culture associated with the West to this day. Examples are present day California (The entirety of it) , Nebraska, Kansas, and Nevada. -
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Growth of new towns and cities to support cattle, mining, and farming industries
This has no specific date of beginning.
As needs expanded, so did the bounds of humanity. With the newly acquired land to the West, settlers could move in with ease, and forge the new culture associated with the West to this day. Examples are present day California (The entirety of it) , Nebraska, Kansas, and Nevada. -
Homestead Act of 1862
-Signed by President Abraham Lincoln May 20,1862
-The act was createdto draw settlers westward
-Settlers were granted 160 acres of land, in exchange for a small file fee.
- Settlers had to live on the land for five consecutive years before gaining ownership of it. -
Shift From Long Drives to Cattle Ranches
Farmers ran their cows from one place to another
-Modern advances made it more convienient to keep cows confined
-Became more practical to use pens for health of cows and ease of use -
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Shift from long drives to cattle ranches
-Originally farmers drove their cows in herds without boundary to one place to another, whether to sell the cows to others, or move them to a new location
-As new conveniences emerged, there was less to gain from driving cattle
-Easier to keep cows confined so they could gain weight, and they wouldn’t get lost -
Barbed Wire
-First patent originally filed in 1863
-Helped put cattle driving into the decline
-Allowed secure confinement of cattle and other livestock -
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Barbed Wire
(Specific Date Unclear)
-First patent by Michael Kelly in November 1868
-Final patent filed in 1874 by Joeseph F. Glidden of Kent, Ohio
-Used to restrain Cattle
-Made it affordable to fence larger areas
-Made raising animals more practical
-Made itaffordable to fence in large areas -Final patent filed in 1874
-Animal husbandry more practical -
Transcontinental Railroad
-Was built between 1863-1869
-Constructed to establish a link between the eastern and western sides of the United States
-Managed by two companies- Central Pacific and Union Pacific
-Completed in Utah in May 1869, in which a ceremony was held to commemorate the event -
Wild West Shows
-Exaggerations of life in the West, made life appeal to those who watched
-Moved from radio shows to television shows
-Made the West become a place of demand in the lines of culture and atmosphere
-Rapidly gained popularity -
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Wild West Shows
Wild West Shows- 1883-1913
-Exaggerations of life in the West, made life appeal to those who watched
-Moved from radio shows to television shows
-Made the West become a place of demand in the lines of culture and atmosphere
-Rapidly gained popularity -
Dawes Act of 1886
-Allowed the U.S. government to take surveys and divide Native American land into “allotments,” which was reserved for individual people.
-Native Americans were no longer allowed to have communal use and control of land.
-Men wit families were given 160 acres of land, Single men were granted 80 acre, boys 40 acres, and women could not own land.
