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Jesse james
Was killed on April 3, 1882. He was an American outlaw, gang leader and bank robber. -
Transcontinental railroad system
Oakes Ames invented the railroad. To move stuff across the country. -
Homestead Act of 1862
President Abraham Lincoln signed into the law. It provided 160 of public land. -
Large amounts of gold and sliver
Native Americans and explorers through the region but found nothing. Other prospectors came by 1867 the population reached 500 people. -
Shift from “long drive” to “cattle ranching”
Were a major economic activity in the American west. The cowboy became the worldwide iconic image of the American. The cattle drive still occur in the west. -
Growth of new towns and cities to support cattle, minning, And farming industries
New towns and cities were built in the west to support cattle, mining, and farming industries because the gold mines and siver mines were in the west which brought out many people who hoped to become rich. Cattle were now staying on ranches and needed a place to stay and room to move, but the land in the west had good soil to farm on and nobody was on living their now. -
Barbed wire
Barbede wire was made by Lucien B. Smith in Kent, Ohio in 1867. It helped ranchers keep animals in and others things out. -
Dawes Act of 1886
An act to provide for the Allotment of lands in Severalty to indains on the Various Reservations. It was named after ir's author. -
Extinction of buffalo in 1800s
Its was a trade for the fur, skin, and meat. -
Wild West
formed in 1883,lasted till 1913. they were traveling vaudeville performarces int the US and Europe.
