Conquest of the West from mid-1800s through 1900 Timeline

By 18astrojin
  • Homestead Act of 1862

    Homestead Act of 1862

    The Homestead Acts gave owner ship of the land, and gave them 160 acres of land.
  • shift from “long drive” to “cattle ranching”

    shift from “long drive” to “cattle ranching”

    A cow can be driven as fare as 25 miles in one day.
  • barbed wire

    barbed wire

    The barbed wire was invented in 1867 by Lucien B.Ssmith in Kent, Ohio. It was invented to keep animals in and out.
  • transcontinental railroad system

    transcontinental railroad system

    Transcontinental railroad was bulie to go across the whole continent. It was made on May 10th, 1869
  • Dawes Act of 1886

    Dawes Act of 1886

    The president surveyed the land and then sold