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The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was already part of French territory at the time of Napoleon Napoleon sold The Louisiana Purchase to the United States so the territory of the United States grew. The purchase of Louisiana increased the territory of the United States, and also helped a lot materially and strategically. -
The California Gold Rush
The gold rush was a process that took place in California in 1848 that brought a flood of workers looking to find gold. The California Gold Rush was a very important process for the economy of western California there came a flood of workers wanting gold that helped a lot the economy of western California. -
The Homestead Act
This was a process that President Abraham Lincoln signed into law that said that everyone who would go or future citizens would give access to 160 acre public land but had to pay a small registration fee. This was very important because this Act stated that any citizen could access 160 acres of free government land this was an attempt by the government to resell the land to America. -
The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
When the railways were built a lot of good things from the north could be brought to the west eg corn, minerals, and it was easier to communicate because going by train is faster. This was very important because the railroads facilitated the development of the western United States. Examples of good things that were only in the north could be brought to the west and good things that were only in the west could be brought to the north or anywhere in the United States. -
The invention of the barbed wire.
This was an invention created by a man named Joseph Glidden he created barbed wire that was used by many farmers to ward off predators that would destroy crops and ward off cattle thieves. This is very important for the development of agriculture on farms in the west, in the west of the United States because in the west there were a lot of buffaloes that would destroy a lot of crops and it was very difficult to plant and this new invention would stop the migration of buffalo. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
A Little Bighorn, was a war between the Custer and the Native American, And in this conflict the Indians at the Battle of Little Bighorn the Indians owe a decisive victory and Custer died in that battle. More important was the victory of the Indians in the battle of the little Bighorn was more important. -
The Dawes Act
It was a federal law that wanted Indians to be farmers or landowners, providing the cooperating families with 160 acres of agricultural reserve land. This Law wants Native Americans to annihilate tradition and Native American culture, and Indian lands were also taken away. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
The massacre in 1890 killed 150 Native Americans. This was a confrontation between federal and Sioux troops who lived at Indian Pine Ridge in southwestern South Dakota and marked the end of Native American resistance. This was the last conflict between Indians and Americans this one is more important.
