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The Great West. Post Civil War Push Factors  Force people to leave an area Civil War, Immigration, Land Shortage, Religion Pull Factors  Attract a person.

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1 The Great West

2 Post Civil War Push Factors  Force people to leave an area Civil War, Immigration, Land Shortage, Religion Pull Factors  Attract a person to an area Cheap Land, Railroad Jobs, Own Private Property

3 Mining Comstock Lode (1859) – silver mine in Nevada Virginia City – the mining town located out side the silver mines city became a boom- town Carson City Mint- minted new silver coins

4 Ranching Open Range – large unfenced open land where cattle could roam free cowboys – guided and protected cattle Mexicans and African- Americans made up 40% of cowboys

5 Cattle Drives cattle drives –moving cattle miles away to their destination Chisholm Trail –Cattle drive trails connecting San Antonio, TX to Abilene, Kansas refrigerated railroad cars – shipped cattle/beef from the Midwest to eastern markets

6 Barbed Wire barbed wire –cheap fencing that cut off and divided the open range used by farmers prevent animals from destroying crops Ends open range

7 Settling the West Homestead Act of 1862 – gave free land in West to settlers and farmers A Settler could claim 160 acres Had to live on and improve land for five years

8 Houses Sod houses –the first shelters used by immigrant farmers in the Midwest Built out of sod (prairie turf) roles of women were greatly expanded

9 Oklahoma Land Rush Oklahoma Land Rush (1889) – the releasing of 2 million acres in the Unassigned Land Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma “land run”- 50,000 people who showed up to claim land Sooners- those who staked claims before the noon

10 Transcontinental Railroad Transcontinental Railroad – first railroad that connected East to West Irish – led construction from West Chinese – led construction from East Met at Promontory Point, Utah

11 Across The Continent


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