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Extinction of the Buffalo
the settlers that were moving west used the buffalo as food and clothes they used them for granied and the buffalo became extinced. -
Transcontinental Railroad
To travel and ship goods around The united States. -
Homestead Act
Signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. -
Discoveries of large amounts of gold and sliver
Gold and Sliver was discovered in Bow Creek. Native Americans and explorers passed through the region, but found no attractions for permanent settlement until two prospectors detected placer deposits in the creek they named the site the Missoula lode. -
Barbed wire
Barbed wire was used to keep live stock in the pasture and to keep out wild animals. -
Dawes Act
To survey the American Indians. -
Shift from "Long drive"to "Cattle ranching"
20 millon cattel are herded Texas to railheads in Kanas for shipment to stock yards in Chacago and pointd east. -
The Wild West show
The wild west show was a gang of 7 men who attempted to rob the Wells fargo. (Express car) -
Growth of new cities and towns
The people moved out west because gold and silver were being found. -
Jesse James
Jesse James was an American outlaw.He had been a gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang.
