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In 1803, the purchase of about 83,000 square miles of territory from France brought to the USA. It was important because was doubling the size of America. -
in 1848, the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall; sent thousands of people to California in the search for gold. It was important because it made the White people go west to become miners. -
in 1862, the homestead act was signed; granting people of color as well as white people 160 acres of land. This was important because it had given people a fresh start.
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In 1869, the Union and the Pacific Union's trains meet. This is import ant because this gives people faster travel -
In 1873, a man named Joseph Glidden; a farmer irritated about cattle messing up his crops, made a invention called barbed wire. Barbed wire was metal wire twisted with a bunch of spikes to set up almost like a fence to keep the cattle away. This is important because it helped crops avoid being crushed by cattle. -
In 1879, The NA went to battle Lt. Col. George Cluster because they were being moved from reservation to reservation cause George Cluster wanted the gold on their land. This is an important event because this battle was won by the NA. -
In 1887, the Dawes Act was passed allowing the U.S Government to break tribal grounds. It was important because it showed how much the U.S wanted NA grounds. -
In 1890, As the Lakota were surrendering, a shot had fired; this caused a panic and then a killing of about 300 Lakota. This is important because this was part of the U.S attempts to repress the NA.
