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Fort Laramie Treaty
Fort Laramie TreatyThe Fort Laramie Treaty involved the US government, settlers, miners, and the Cheyenne and Araphano Indians. The treaty said that the Natives recieved money, tools and animals but they had to stay in a certain area of land. The treaty was broken because gold was discovered at Pikes Peak and the whites wanted it. So the natives got their land in 1851 and 7 years later the gold was discovered in 1859. This lead to the Chivington Massacre. -
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Comstock Lode
The Comstock Lode was the first time when silver ore was found in the US. The location of the Comstock Lode was present day Virginia City, Nevada. It is said that the Lode was discovered by the Grosh brothers but no one is sure. When it was discovered in 1857 it wasn't profitable until 1859. By then it was confirmed to be silver and word quickly got out. Then a huge rush came of miners and traders came in to mine the lode until it was "dry". -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act was an act that made the Preemption Act of 1841 more liberal. With the Homestead Act the goverment hoped to entice citizens to move out west and populate the area. In the Act a man could recieve 160 acres of land in the West for 12 dollars as long as it was improved over a 5 year period. The problem with the Homestead Act was 2 fold. One problem was that many couldnt afford to pick up and move out west. Another was that big companies bought up the land and sold it. -
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The Transcontinental Railroad
The Transcontinental Railroad was a railroad that stretched from east to west in the US. It was made in 2 halves, the one half started in Omaha, Nebraska and ended in Promontory Point, Utah. The other half started in Sacramento, Califoria and ended in Promontory Point, Utah. The railtoad helped fuel the expansion of the country. It made it possible to easily move out west and have suppies go out there allowing for a western population. -
Nevada Admitted
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The Chivington Massacre
The people involved in The Chivington Massacre was John Chivington and his men and a Cheyenne village. What happened in The Chivington Massacre was the Village out up a white flag for surrender and an American flag to show their loyalty. This didn't stop Chivington though because he ordered his men to kill all in villiage. Some of Chivingtons men refused and wouldnt attack but enough still did. By the end many in the villiage were massacred 200 in totoal including women and children. -
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The Cattle Kingdom
The Cattle Kingdom started after the Civil War. There started to be a high demand for meat in the country. So the cattle industry largely grew into states such as Kansas and Nebraska. So this demand for meat also created the cattle drives and cowboys. These cattle drives happened when cattle from Texas had to be brought up to the railroad up north. So for these cattle drives cowboys would be hired to move the herds. -
Colorado Admitted
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Oklahoma Land Rush
This, similar to the Homestead Act is a way for the government to entice people to move out west with free land. On April 22 people lined up on an actual starting line and waited for the time to start. When the gun was shot off people raced off to claim the best land. This caused to be very chaotic with people getting trampled, shot, and their carriages flipping over. Another problem is that much of the good land was already claimed by "Sooners" who snuck in and claimed the best land early. -
Montana Admitted
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Massacre at Wounded Knee
A group of Lakota's fled from their reservation after the death of sitting bull and the outlawing of the Ghost Dance. When a group of the 7th calvary found the villiage they demanded the weapons be removed from the villiage. When this was happening a shot from an unknown side went off. Then the US soldiers started shooting into the villiage with guns and artillery. By the time the shooting had ceased many Indians were killed 300 in total including men, women and children.
