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"A pioneer is a man who turned all the
grass upside down, strung bob-wire over the dust that was left,
poisoned the water,
cut down the trees, killed the Indian who owned the land and called
it progress." Charles M. Russell
Westward Movement
Following the Civil War the nation looked to
the west as the next great adventure. Ex Confederate and Union
soldiers decided not to return to their towns, farms or cities
and traveled westward for adventure, work or fortune. Women
who lost their husbands or farms sought new lives. Large wagon
trains snaked through the country side towards the Pacific.
Clashes ensued with the Native Americans over land and
resources. The west was soon conquered and towns and cities
grew. The Native Americans were defeated and what remained
where either assimilated or put on reservations. Rich prairie
land became farms or ranches. Gold, silver and coal mines
developed rapidly and much of the land has never recovered. It
was a period of adventure, violence and exploitation.
Resources
Definition Cowboy
"A cowboy
(Spanish vaquero) tends cattle and horses on cattle
ranches in North and South America. The cowboy in charge
of the horses, however, is the wrangler. In addition to
ranch work, some cowboys work in and participate in
rodeos, and many cowboys work only in the rodeo.
Source:
Wikipedia
America's
West - Development & History Within
these pages you will find the History and Development of the American West,
from the Frontier and Pioneer days of the Wild West, to today's Modern
West.
Westward
Expansion Traditionally, when one thinks of the expansion of
the American West, the event most likely to come to
... Big Horn Country, MT - Lots of links to the
area! ..
Westward
Expansion Websites
Explorers and the Westward Movement - Westward
Expansion - 100 links to many topics. Try
this one! LINKS
to MANY MANY TOPICS!!! the American
West - lots ...
Daily
Life
Life was hard and uncertain for the early settlers who
had to face a harsh climate, robbers and resistant
Native Americans.
African Americans in the Old West Tom Horn was later
hanged for another killing. Ned Huddleson's fate ended
as one of the paradoxes of living a good and bad life in
the Old West. ...
America's West Rattlesnake Jack's Old
West Clip Art Parlour, North West Rebellion Emporium and
... Buffalos were also the center of life for the plains
tribes of Native ...
Eyewitness to the Old West EyeWitness Accounts Of
The Old West In America. ... A gold seeker describes his
passage to the gold fields, digging for gold and life in
camp. ...
Gunslingers of the Old West Gunslingers of the Old
West. Explore the life and times of the gunslingers of
the old west. Articles & Resources. Sort By : Guide
Picks | Alphabetical | ...
Wars of the
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Indian wars: Wars
in the West HighBeam Research. Related
content from HighBeam Research on: Indian wars: Wars in
the West. The French and Indian WAR.(Play) (Junior
Scholastic)
Indian wars: Wars
in the West Wars in the West. After 1860 the
wars continued but they now took place W of ... the last
battle of the Indian Wars although there was an
expedition against
Indian Wars in the
West Indian Wars in the West.
Encounters between the United States Army and American
Indians occurred in many places throughout the
nineteenth century.
Winning the West -
The Army in the Indian Wars Chapter about tactics and
strategy in differing parts of the American West,
extracted from the US Army's official series on American
Military History.
Indian Wars and
The Old West This site has a variety of
original Civil War art work, including a large number of
original Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, Winslow Homer, and
Thomas Nast
Indian Wars The next Indian War involved the
Modoc tribe. ... of their fathers, were sent to watch
the country from the head-waters of Indian Creek, south
and west, ...
Buffalo Soldiers
and Indian Wars At the outbreak of the Civil War,
the government was fighting the Indians in the west. It
withdrew most of its men and resources from the Indian
wars,
Famous
People
Some settlers
stood out for their courage and abilities as they moved
west.
PBS-The West-People Index Biographical dictionary
profiling the men and women featured in PBS's movie "The
West."
Pioneers, Frontiersmen and Fur
Traders People from The Old West
Annie Oakley (1860 - 1925), The Apache Kid, Lillie
Langtry (1853 - 1929), Judge Roy Bean (1825 - 1903). ...
Resources
Daily
Life
Wars
Native
Americans
Famous
People 