WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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movement of freed slaves to the west
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industrialization of the major cities in the west
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slaughter of the buffalo herds
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discovery of gold and silver deposit
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Detailed explanation-1: -Land became the main problem between the Europeans and the Indians. Settlers wanted land for farming and mining. As time went on, more and more Indians were forced off their land as new settlers arrived and travelled west.
Detailed explanation-2: -The destruction of the Buffalo proved devastating Indeed, the “golden goose” was gone-in a fifty-five-year period, 1830-1885, soldiers, hunters, and settlers killed more than 40 million Buffalo. The U.S. Congress passed legislation in 1875, but then-President Grant refused to sign.
Detailed explanation-3: -Late 1870s/1880s The Indians were not allowed to leave their reservations, this destroyed the foundations of their society – no buffalo meat, hides, etc for food, tipis, fuel etc. Chiefs and Indian councils lost all powers over the own people.
Detailed explanation-4: -In mid-century, trappers who had depleted the beaver populations of the Midwest began trading in buffalo robes and tongues; an estimated 200, 000 buffalo were killed annually. Then the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad accelerated the decimation of the species.