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Custer's Last Stand
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1876-American Calvary Under Under George Armstrong Custer
attacked indians who refused to move to a reservation indian warriors sitting bull annihilate the American Soldiers, victory was short |
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Barbed Wire
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1874 revolutionized cattle business and sounded death for open range
TX began to fence fights broke out between big ranchers "fence cutters" resented to end to open range Mex & Amer w/o land put out businesses cause small ranchers sell for best peice they could get |
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Homestead Act
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1862
promised 160 acres in Trans mississipi west free to any citizen or prospective citizen wjo settled on land for 5 yrs spurred amer settlement of west nearly 1/10 U.S. granted to settlers |
