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The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a time where the U.S and France were making a deal for land. It was important because eventually the Louisiana Purchase doubled the U.S. -
The California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush was a time where the beginning of the discovery of gold deposits near Sacramento in 1848. When everyone heard that gold was the new kind of money and you can travel to California and get some, people went crazy. It was also super important to the Westward Movement because it was the largest mass migration in American History. -
The Homestead Act
The Homestead Act was a act that gave citizens 160 acres of land for very cheap. They would just pay a small registration fee. It was important because it encouraged western migration by providing settlers with the 160 acres of land for cheap. -
The Completion Of The Transcontinental Railroad
The Completion Of The Transcontinental Railroad was really important because of this invention the travel time to journey across the United States was 3,000 miles. Connecting the two American coasts was making it so much easier for the Western resources to get to the Eastern markets. -
The Invention Of The Barbed Wire
The invention of barbed wire was a huge part of this Westward Movement because it helped with keeping all roaming cattle stay in one place without having cowboys having to direct all cattle in the directions they were supposed to go to. -
The Battle of Little Bighorn
The Battle Of Little bighorn was a big part of this movement because it was known as the U.S greatest loss during the Western Indian Wars. It was also really important because it was also known as "Custer's Last Stand" Lt. George Armstrong Custer was the commander of the United States Army. -
The Dawes Act
The Dawes Act allowed the federal government to break the tribal lands. Only Native Americans who accepted the division of tribal lands were allowed to become U.S citizens. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
the Wounded Knee Massacre was a very important time because it was a time where a war happened because an Indian and U.S soldier and a shot was fired then everyone went crazy. Many men, women, and children were killed in this fight. The Wounded Knee was a massacre because soldiers of the 7th Cavalry were deliberately taking revenge for the defeat of the Little Bighorn War.
