1. U.S. and Virginia History
Westward Expansion:
U.S. and Virginia History

2. Key Factors That Moved People Westward
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Many Southerners had very few economic prospects in the South after the Civil War
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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
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3. 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

4. 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
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The heyday of the cowboy will last only about 20 years

5. 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

6. Native Indian Resistance
Many Indian tribes decide to resist continued invasion from White settlers
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_____________________________ – 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 – ________________________ _____________________________