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Western Expansion

Western Expanshion “Manifest Destiny” 1845 Great Plains John Louis O'Sullivan publish his views on how the United States should colonize the west. Great Plains Treeless plains that stretched form Texas to North Dakota

Western Expansion Factors leading to Settlement of the West Push Factors: those that push people to leave a place. Pull Factors: those that attract people to a place. Discovery of precious metals California Gold Rush: the discovery of gold in California caused the population to go form 1,000 in 1848, to 20,000 in 1850.

Western Expansion Factors leading to Settlement of the West Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad Transcontinental Railroad: Rail line that connect the east coast of the United States to the West Coast What use to take six months now was done in a week Completed in 1869

Western Expansion. Factors leading to Settlement of the West Relocation of American Indians “Indian Wars” of 1864-1890 Serious of Skirmished between Federal troops and Native American tribes throughout the west. Reservation System: Native American who sighed treaties with the U.S. were forced to live on small plots of land given to the by the U.S. Government Assimilation Teaching Native American children to convert to Christianity and abandon their previous beliefs.

Western Expansion Factors leading to Settlement of the West Relocation of American Indians Dawes Act: Permitted each male Native American to claim 160 acres of land and citizenship. Problems with the Dawes Act: Anti Native American Culture. Poor land grants Caused the size of reservation to decrease.

Western Expansion Factors leading to Settlement of the West The Availability of Cheap Land Homestead Act (1862) Promised settlers 160 of land is they farmed it for five years. Oklahoma Land Race (1889) The government agreed to give 200 million acres of land to settlers.

Western Expansion Stages in the Evolution of the American West Mining Boom: brought settlers to the west in search of gold or silver. Cattle Kingdom: Twenty year period of time where settler traveled across the west with heard of cattle. Farming Frontier: Availability of cheap land aloud for family to began settling the west.