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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.
