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The West (The Homested act (Gave 160 acres for a small fee (Requirements),…
The West
The Homested act
1862
Gave 160 acres for a small fee
Requirements
House with 1 window
Farm for 5 years
Land Rush
Encouraged people to move West
The Rail Road
Funded by the government
Stretched from California to Nebraska
Completed in Promontory Point Utah
Encouraged people to move West
Chinese Workers
Exodustors
Funded Towns
Nicodemus
Escaped being Slaves to live a life in the West
50,000
The Cattle Industry
Cattle Drives
Cow Boys
Cow Hands
Gold Rush
Mined for gold and Silver
Encouraged people to move West