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Conquest of the west

  • growth of towns and cities.

    growth of towns and cities.
    Mining for gold in the west brought people to towns that helped the growth of towns because settlers and different people wanted money.
  • extinction of buffalo

    extinction of buffalo
    people slaughterd buffalo and so did indians for food and soon after they were extinct.
  • Holmstead act of 1862

    Holmstead act of 1862
    encoureged western migration and provided land for settlers.
  • Discouvering large amounts of gold and silver.

    Discouvering large amounts of gold and silver.
    Dicouvering gold and silverin1864, brought indians and settlers to the area.
  • Transcontinental railroad system

    Transcontinental railroad system
    The trains were faster and easier to transport thing and people and it also replaced cars and horses.
  • Jesse James

    Jesse James
    Was an american owtlaw,roberer,gang leader,murderer.
  • wild west shows

    wild west shows
    old wild west shows were preformed in the 1800's by a wide audiance with different memmbers.
  • barbwire

    barbwire
    used to fence cattle in and other livestock
  • shift from long ride to cattel ranching.

    shift from long ride to cattel ranching.
    was an economic activity
  • daws act of 1886

    daws act of 1886
    it devided indian land and created citizenship for the indians.