Conquest of the west

Extinctin of Buffalo

Sep 23, 1800

Buffalo were the lords of the praririe. The praririe winds was a constint compantion

Jesse James

Sep 24, 1847

Jesse James died at the age of 34. Jesse James was an American Outlaw gang leader,bank robber, train robber and murderer from Missouri.

Homestead Act

May 20, 1862

The act gave 160 acers of land to any applicant who was the head of a household and 21 or older.

Dicoveries of large amounts of goldand silver

Sep 24, 1864

Native Americans and exploriers passed through the region and didnt find anything. They named the site Missoula Iode.

Growth of new towns and cities.

Sep 24, 1866

A large herd was driven from Texas to Sedalia,Missouri which was then was the far westeren station of Missouri to the Pacific Railroad.

Transcontinental Railroad

May 10, 1869

Was later know as the overland route

Barbed Wire

Sep 23, 1876

barbed wire is a steel fencing. This helps keep animals in their pin.

Cattle Ranching

Sep 23, 1886

20 million cattle ship from Texas to Kansas for shippments to stockyards in Chicgo and points East.

Dawes Act

Sep 23, 1887

Adopted by congress in 1877. Americcan indian tribal land and divide it into allotments.

Wild West Shows

Sep 17, 1965