Westaward Expansion By geartsy5720 Dec 13, 1830 Vaqueros Men who rode horse that were cattle herders Mar 3, 1840 Chief Joseph Chief of the Nez Perce tribe who led them to fight against the US army Dec 12, 1850 Chinese Immigrants economic opportunities and to flee corruption from their hometown. Dec 13, 1850 Irish Immigrants Came to the west to escape Potato Famine of 1845-1850 Dec 16, 1859 Colorado Gold Rush One of the greatest gold rushes in North America Dec 16, 1860 Open-Range System Where 5,000,000 cattle were being sent away to be killed May 20, 1862 Homestead Act of 1862 Granted adults 160 acres of land and 5 years to reside on that land Dec 13, 1862 Morrill Act Was made so that everyone had an opportunity for education. Nov 29, 1864 Sand Creek Massacre 8 hours of battle: 675 cavalry men came to defeat the men of the prairie Dec 16, 1866 Cattle Drives Major economic activity that drove the cattle to the east Apr 29, 1868 Treaty of Ft. Laramie The Black Hills were recognized as part of the Great Sioux Reservation byt the US May 10, 1869 Transcontinental Railroad Connected the east and the west coasts of the US with a sinle rail line Jun 25, 1876 Battle of Little Big Horn US army was sent to Native American Lands to fight them because they didn't move their reservations. Custer and his 7th cavalry ended up being killed. Jun 25, 1876 Sitting Bull Tribal chief who led his men to kill General Cluster and his 7th cavalry Jul 13, 1879 Exoduster About 6,000 people that consisted of black men, women and children) who left Mississippi and Lousiana. Dec 13, 1881 A Century of Dishonor Book written by Helen Hunt Jackson that focused on the injustices of Native Americans Dec 12, 1885 Helen Hunt Jackson Us poet and writer who fought for the rights of Native Americans. Feb 8, 1887 Dawes Allotment Act President Cleveland was allowed to survey Indian tribal land and divide the area into allotments for individual Indians and families. Apr 22, 1889 Oklahoma Land Rush Settlers attacked the region known as the Unassigned Lands, so more people were able to settle in those lands Dec 29, 1890 Battle of Wounded Knee Where two battles between Native Americans and representatives of US government that left 150 Native Americans dead
