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Western Settlement
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Moving west
40,000 children moved westward on the overland trails, headed to California, Oregon, Utah, and other destinations. Their accounts of their journeys and of their childhood experiences in the Far West bring the hardships and joys of pioneering to life. Their words allow us to appreciate its difficulties, but also the opportunities it gave even very young children to exhibit their resilience and inner strength. -
The Mexican-American War and Indians
The Mexican-American War (1846–1848) and some Indian groups gave trouble to American settlers that wanted to move/explore the west. In the end America ended as the victor in conquering the west. -
Homestead Act
An Act to secure Homesteads to actual Settlers on the Public Domain. -
Slaugter of the Buffalo
The military was aware that a decline in buffalo would pose a serious setback to the Indians' ability to resist U.S. expansion. It would end their seemingly nomadic lifestyle and force them to move to reservations. Some believe the military made concerted efforts to exterminate the buffalo, -
CHISHOLM TRAIL
The Chisholm Trail was the major route out of Texas for livestock. Although it was used only from 1867 to 1884, the longhorn cattle driven north along it provided a steady source of income that helped the impoverished state recover from the Civil War.
