Westward Expansion by Ashlee Calvert https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd This is a review of major events, people and places during Westward Expansion en-us 2021-12-02 15:49:03 UTC 2025-12-10 05:13:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Manifest Destiny acalvert30 https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925493849 Americans believed it was their god given right to control the North American Continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific (East to West)]]> 2021-12-02 15:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925493849 Transcontinental Railroad acalvert30 https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925508854 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!]]> 2021-12-02 16:02:25 UTC https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925508854 Homestead Act acalvert30 https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925533390 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!!!]]> 2021-12-02 16:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925533390 Cattle Industry & it's Inventions acalvert30 https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925569635
  • 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
    • ]]>     2021-12-02 16:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925569635     Klondike Gold Rush (Alaska) acalvert30 https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925758942 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!
    ]]>     2021-12-02 17:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925758942     California Gold Rush acalvert30 https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925762158 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.
    ]]>     2021-12-02 17:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925762158     Native Americans acalvert30 https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925769136 Native Americans were forced onto reservations as well as attend American assimilation schools in order to Americanize them.

    Assimilation: Adapting to a new culture]]>     2021-12-02 17:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925769136     Dawes Act acalvert30 https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925776026
  • Promoted cultural assimilation of American Indians
  • Took the Native Americans land away from them and pushed them onto reservations
    • ]]>     2021-12-02 18:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925776026     Chinese acalvert30 https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925782895 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.
    ]]>     2021-12-02 18:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925782895     Great Plains acalvert30 https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925790386 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.]]> 2021-12-02 18:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925790386 Farmers (Populist Party) acalvert30 https://padlet.com/acalvert30/9qtah6l0b29hydzd/wish/1925845274 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)
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