Development of the Frontier

By tennismaster
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    California Gold Rush

    The California gold rush caused small villages and towns to grow into big cities almost overnight.

  • First Treaty of Fort Laramie

    The First Treaty of Fort Laramie pushed Native Americans back when the United States bought land from them.

  • Second Treaty of Fort Laramie

    The Second Treaty of Fort Laramie gave the Native Americans that were attacking back land in the Black Hills of South Dakota in exchange for the land they were currently in.

  • The Grange

    Especially during the 1870s, farmers used the Grange, which was an organization that helped famers increase their profits.
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    Cattle Ranching

    Cattle ranching became commercially lucrative in the late 1800s.