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The Homestead Act played a big role in this as the people that moved out West needed a FAST or QUICK way to transport supplies and people to and from that area back to the East Coast!

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Barbed Wire

Used to contain and keep cattle on the farm

Plow

Used to dig little trenches to drop seeds to grow crops

Windmill

Used to collect water to drink and use on the farm

Refrigerated Rail Car

Used to transport meat from the West to the East and keep it fresh in the process

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Picture showing the assimilation or Americanization of Native American children

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Native Americans were forced onto reservations as well as attend American assimilation schools in order to Americanize them.

Assimilation: Adapting to a new culture

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Promoted cultural assimilation of American Indians

Took the Native Americans land away from them and pushed them onto reservations

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Poster made by nativists showing all things the Chinese eat and brought to America 

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Many Chinese were faced with major discrimination when reaching the United States. Americans thought the Chinese were taking THEIR jobs on the Railroad and stealing THEIR gold!

Major backlash and discrimination was faced by them for years to come due to this.

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When people took part in the Homestead Act, people typically moved to the area known as the Great Plains to start a new farm life and a fresh start for their family.

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Americans believed it was their god given right to control the North American Continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific (East to West)

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Land in the West was sold to Americans at a CHEAP price to get them to move and populate the area! For a very small fee of $15, you could own 150 acres!!!

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When gold was discovered in California, people moved WEST to try and get rich!

Many Chinese people started coming into the US as well to attempt to get rich on the gold in California.

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Americans making the trek to Alaska through Canada

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Gold is discovered in Alaska!! Now people make the trek there to get rich quick!

Many didn’t survive the trip due to the extreme temperatures and lack of supplies! Remember, these people are poor...they don’t have the proper gear to make it there safely!

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Farmers joined together to create a political party that would fit their needs.

Items they wanted:

Affordable credit to buy goods they needed

Regulation of railroad shipping charges so they could afford to ship their goods

Graduated income tax (tax the rich more and the poor less)

Unlimited coinage of silver (more silver coins)