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The Lousisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase eventually doubled the size of the United States. It also strengthened the country and it also provided a powerful impulsion to westward expansion. -
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush was a gold rush, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in California. It created a lasting impact by propelling important industrial and agricultural development and helped shape the course of California's development. -
The homestead act
The Homestead Acts were several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land. it encouraged western migration by providing settlers with 160 acres of land in exchange for a nominal filing fee. -
Completion of transcontinental railroad
the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Utah and drive a ceremonial spike into a rail line that connects their railroads. The railroad also made it easier for westward expansion, making conflicts between Native American tribes and settlers who now had easier access to territories. -
Barbed Wire
a farmer named Joseph submits an application to the U.S. Office for his new design for a fencing wire. An invention that will forever change the face of the American West. -
battle of the little bighorn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn was fought along the ridges and steep bluffs, of the Little Bighorn River in Montana. The combatants were warriors of the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes battling guys from the US calvary. the battle was the best victory the Native Americans had in a battle with the Americans. -
The Dawes Act
The Dawes Act passed in 1887 under President Grover allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands. in the surface, the Dawes Act of 1887 said the concept of westward expansion by promising land in return for settlement. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
it was a massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army. it also marked the definitive end of Indian resistance to the encroachments of white settlers.