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Conquering the West, CONFLIC: Indian Wars, Life in the Trans Mississippi…
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CONFLIC: Indian Wars
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Violence occurs as homesteaders, miners, and ranchers move west onto Native land.
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Battle of Little Big Horn 1876: The Sioux tribe inspired by Sitting Bull kill Custer and his men in the 7th Cavalry (Custer's last stand)
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Western Expansion
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Western Expansion 1865-1896 The federal government actively promoted economic development and the movement west to the Great Plains region
Homestead Act 1862: offered 160 acres of public land to any person who lived on it and improved it for 5 years
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Pacific Railroad Act 1862: Authorized the building of transcontinental railroad along a northern route.
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Wyoming was the first state to grant women the right to vote -- encourage women to move west and to honor the important road they take
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