RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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the availability of european immigrant labor
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the digging of canals along western waterways
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the signing of free trade agreements with mexico
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the rapid expansion of railroads in the west
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Detailed explanation-1: -After the U.S.-Mexican War in 1848, Anglo Texans hoped to expand further to the West. The rate of settlement quickly outstripped military protection and forced the U.S. military to establish further forts along the Rio Grande in south Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Vast and undefined prairies and plains yielded to range management, farming, and ultimately, widespread settlement. As the use of barbed wire increased, wide open spaces became less wide, less open, and less spacious, and the days of the free roaming cowboy were numbered.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Texas oil boom, sometimes called the gusher age, was a period of dramatic change and economic growth in the U.S. state of Texas during the early 20th century that began with the discovery of a large petroleum reserve near Beaumont, Texas.
Detailed explanation-4: -Several factors contributed to the end of the open range. One was the invention of barbed wire in 1874. Farmers began to fence off their fields to protect them from being destroyed by livestock. This limited access to grazing land.