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U.S. and Virginia History Westward Expansion: 1865-1890 U.S. and Virginia History

Key Factors That Moved People Westward _______________________________________________________ Many Southerners had very few economic prospects in the South after the Civil War ________________________________________________ Lincoln wanted to encourage Americans to move out West Pay the $10 fee and you were awarded 160 acres of land in the Western Territories _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

Farming in the Great Plains New technology, _____________________________________ _________________________, allowed farming to expand across the Great Plains at a rapid rate _________________________mechanical reaper allowed for ____________________________________________________ much quicker, particularly crops like wheat and barley The railroad allowed for crops to be sent back East much quicker

The Era of the Cowboy __________________________________ led to a demand for certain workers to “drive” the cattle (typically from Texas) up to major railways in Nebraska and Kansas – enter the Cowboy This ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ __________, enabling the cattle to typically go where they pleased ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ The heyday of the cowboy will last only about 20 years

Destroying a Way of Life Whites hunters will slaughter 30 million buffalo over the course of a decade, decimating the Plains Indians way of life

Native Indian Resistance Many Indian tribes decide to resist continued invasion from White settlers _________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ _____________________________ – George Custer and his men are beaten by 7,000 Sioux warriors Custer and all of his men are killed, around 220 cavalrymen Indian Wars will end in 1890 at the ________________ _____________________________ – U.S. soldiers slaughter men, women, and children – ________________________ _____________________________