Settlement of the West

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  • Pony Express

    Pony Express
    begins fast overland mail from Missouri to california.
  • Period: to

    Settlement of the West

  • Homestead Act

    Homestead Act
    the homestead act where it encouraged people to move to the west because the land was super cheap.

  • Sand Creek Masscre

    Sand Creek Masscre
    sand creek massaacre occured it triggers the wider american war with the plain indians.

  • Wyoming Territory Formed

    Wyoming Territory formed. Nez Perce Treaty ratified by the U.S govenment

  • Treaty Ends

    Indian Appropriation Act ends the treaty system.

  • Battle of little big horn

    Battle of little big horn
    battle of little big horn. more then 260 men neet death.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Chinese Exclusion Act

  • Forbiden Fencing

    congress forpids unauthorized fencing of public lands in the west.

  • Dawes Act

    Dawes Act
    the dawes act reduces indian land holdings by allotting 160 acres to the heads of families and 80 acres to individuals.

  • Indian Terrritory

    territory is opend to hite homesteaders.

  • Sitting Bull Killed

    wounded knee massacre at pine ridge reservation, SD, follows the killing od Sitting bull