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Westward Expansion Timeline
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1800
Buffalo
More than 15 million buffalo roamed the plains
By 1886 fewer than 600 buffalo remained
1900 Yellowstone National Park was created to save buffalo
1807
Steam Engines
Designed by Robert Fulton
Designed so that ships could travel north on the Mississippi River.
1821
Santa Fe Trail
Led 780 miles from Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico
Each Spring between 1821 and 1848 Traders went to Santa Fe
1836
The Oregon Trail
Methodist missionaries started west to educate Native Americans
1837
The Telegraph
Created by Samuel F.B. Morse
The Telegraph was used to send Morse code
Morse code helped provide instant communication to train engineers
1839
Vulcanized Rubber
Designed by Charles Goodyear
The rubber would protect boots from mud and snow
Made traveling easier because feet would be better protected
Would later be used on wheels for traction
1847
Mormons Migrated
West
The mormons arrived in a desert near Great Salt Lake City, and declared it would keep them safe because of the isolation
They moved to get away from proscutation
1849
California Gold Rush
Drew people to California
Never died out
1862
The Homestead Act
Offering 160 acres of land to anyone who would be willing to live and cultivate the land for 5 years
1862
Morrill Land Grant Acts
The government supported farmers by financing agricultural education
Gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges
1868
Conflict of Westward Expansion
Native Americans resisted when settlers tried to move in
Whites were telling Native Americans to changed the way they lived
The conflict created war
1869
Spring Tooth Harrow
Made to help prepare soil
1874
Grain Drill
Used to plant seed
1874
Barbed Wire Fencing
To keep the animals in
1878
Harvester
To harvest the final crop