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Western Expansion
Americans believed in Manifest Destiny meaning they believed that all of America was theirs. Who ever lived on the lands already would have to move or face the Unions wrath; much like the American Indians of the Great Plains. -
The Pony Express
The Pony Express consisted of relays of men riding horses carrying saddlebags of mail across a 2000-mile trail in just 10 days. -
First Transcontinental Telegraph
First transcontinental telegraph completed shutting down The Pony Express. -
Homestead Act
Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. -
First Transcontinental Railroad
On May 10, 1869, a golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, signaling the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. -
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is dedicated as the countries first national park by President Ulysses S. Grant. -
Black Hills Gold
Gold discovered in Black Hills by Custard and the 7th Cavalry. -
Barbed Wire Invented
Barbed wire invented to keep cattle in. -
The Battle of Little Bighorn
An American Indian army composed of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapahoe defeat General Custer and the 7th Calvary. -
Wild Bill Hickok Is Killed
Wild Bill is shot and killed while playing poker in Deadwood, South Dakota. -
Dawes Severalty Act
Passed in 1887, the Dawes Act called for the breakup of the reservations and the treatment of Indians as individuals rather than tribes.
