Conquest of the west

extinction of buffalo in 1800s

Sep 25, 1800

In the 1800s the american bison were threatened to become extinct, due to fur traid and meat. there was millons of buffalo intill the 1890 they where down to the 1000s.

growth of new towns and cities to support cattle, mining, and farming industries

Nov 25, 1800

in the 1800s there was a large growth in cities in the west to support cattel,mining. They had to increaase the farming industries because they had to get more area to farm on.

discoveries of large amounts of gold and silver

Sep 25, 1840

In the 1840s gold was discovered in California, this was called the California Gold Rush. The California Gold Rush helped to settle the west because many people went to the west to chase their dreams.

Home stead act

Dec 27, 1862

In the year 1862 lincon signed the homestead act. The homestead act gave people land in the west very chep it usaly gave them around 160 acres

transcontinental railroad system

Oct 27, 1863

In the year 1863 Asa Whitney had a plain to build a railrode that connects the west to the rest of the united states. This helped us grow as a nation because we where able to travel a lot faster and safer.

Barbed Wire

Sep 23, 1867

Barbed Wire was invented in 1874. It was a very important invention because it was an effective way of fencing livestock. This was very useful because without barbed wire livestock could raom freely, making it hard to have large farms.

Jesse James

Sep 25, 1882

Jesse James was an American outlaw from Missouri. He was a gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and a murderer. He became a legendary figure in the wild west after his murder.

Wild west shows

Nov 26, 1883

In 1883 wild west shows boomed and became popular in the united states and in erupe. The first shoe started in 1883 and ended in 1913.

Dawes Act of 1886

Sep 23, 1886

In 1887 senetor Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts authorized for the president to divide indian reservations into seprate tracts of land. The tracts would be used for farming and cattle graizing.

Cattel ranching

Sep 25, 1886

There were a major econmic activity in america west betwee 1866 to 1886.Millons of cattel where brought to the west from texs.