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jesse james was born in 1847 and died in 1883. he robbed banks and trains.
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In 1862 the transcontinental railroad was started. it would help greately with traing and moving west.
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in 1862 the homestead act was applied.this was where an ault citizen not rebeled could get 160 acres of government land.
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warbed wire was invented in 1863. it was used to keep things both in, and out like livestock.
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in 1866 long drive changed tp cattle farms. this was easy and had less loss of cattle.
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in 1876 they found large amounts of god and silver, making america a richer country.
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the wil westshow started in 1833, and ended in 1913.i was a show that was made up of acts like sharpshooting.
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the extinction of the buffalo never happened in the 1800s the indians came very close to hunting them to extinction.buffalo never really went extinct they were just realy close.
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in 1960 the west started having new towns and cities to support all the industries. this would boost economy and spread peope out.
