One of the acts the federal government put in place to populate or pull people from the east to the western half of the country in the mid to late 1800’s was the Homestead Act of 1862. This act consisted of giving 160 acres of land free to any family who promised to work on it for five years‚ this act just like the other two‚ caused an agricultural development. The Homestead Act of 1862 made possible the living of small farm families and it permitted the augment of a society of independent farmers
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Brandon Villasana Critical Book Review 2301 History of Texas (Robinson‚ Charles M.) The Wild West Magazine. “ The Men Who Wear the Star. (August 12‚ 2001) Web. (April 24‚ 2013). “The Men Who Wear the Star” In the earliest days of Angelo settlement were the Texas Rangers‚ who formally organized in the early years in 1835. The Texas Rangers‚ formed one the oldest law enforcement agency in a statewide jurisdiction based in Austin‚ Texas. The Texas Rangers
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paragraph in response. 1. Who was Calamity Jane? What is known about the real Calamity Jane? - American frontierswoman and professional scout known for her claim of being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok and fighting Indians. 2. What are the trademarks of Calamity Jane? What were some of the tall tales‚ rumors‚ or legends that were told about Calamity Jane? - Calamity Jane was a woman of the Wild West renowned for her sharp-shooting‚ whiskey swilling‚ and cross-dressing way‚ but also for her kindness
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will be extend to most if not all other western movies. For example‚ true westerns typically have the same type of setting‚ which is usually in a rural part of North America. “This indigenous American art form focuses on the frontier West that existed in North America. Westerns are often set on the American frontier during the last part
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communication begin to demystify the west. Through developments like the telegraph and the transcontinental railroad‚ people no longer had to rely on fiction to inform them about the west. They could hear first-hand accounts from people they trust or even travel there themselves with much less hardship than there was previously. With this increased access‚ authors no longer had to satisfy audiences’ expectations about the west; instead‚ they could be critical of the myths of the west that had remained popular
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Centennial “The Yellow Apron” By: James A. Michener The Yellow Apron takes place from 1795-1830‚ and takes place in the west. Its about a Frenchman named Pasquinel who trades for a living. No one knows where he came from but they do know that he is very good at trading with the Indians. While trading he meets many new people‚ he also meets his new partner Mckeg and both his wives Lise and Clay Basket. He and his new partner face many obstacles on their journeys but always return home with many
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After the civil war the west continued to expand. The homestead act and transcontinental railroad led to the growth of towns and cities as well as farming and the cattle industry. Farmers faced problems and organized the farmers alliance the largest citizens movement of the nineteenth century farmers sought to remedy their situation‚ it was founded in texas in the late 1870’s‚ the alliance spread to forty-three stats by 1890. The alliance proposed that the federal government establish warehouses
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American West The “American West” is not what many people think of when they hear those words. People think of it as cowboys and Indians fighting on the Great Plains and in the canyons or the travel across rugged terrain traveling as fast as they could for the gold rush. In all honesty the west started as soon as the Americas began to be colonized and many historians say it begins at the Proclamation Line of 1763. They had many struggles with the Native Americans‚ the French trying to take their
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is time for you to claim your 160 acres! Come to the west! You can be like James Oliver who developed a new plow with a sharper edge. Try working on the new bonanza farms with expensive machinery and professional managers. Come live in a dugout‚ a house dug into the sides of a hill. But be careful because the weather can be harsh causing crops to die and water is scarce. Most farms are in Texas‚ The Great Plains‚ and California. Come to the west farmers! With the Homestead Act passed‚ it is time
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was born on May 1‚ 1852 in Princeton‚ Missouri. Her real name is Martha Cannary. She was the oldest of five other siblings in her family. The family moved from Missouri to Montana. She enjoyed riding horses and being outdoors. On their journey to the West‚ she did a lot of hunting and spent a lot of time with the men. After her mother died they moved to Utah‚ and her father died later in the year. Since she was the oldest‚ she became in charge of the house. She decided to take the family back to Wyoming
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