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Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion. The government wanted to promote westward expansion During the Civil War, northerners passed laws to accomplish this 1862— Homestead Act The government would give settlers 160 acres of land to establish farms . Homestead Act poster. Westward Expansion.

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Westward Expansion

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  1. Westward Expansion • The government wanted to promote westward expansion • During the Civil War, northerners passed laws to accomplish this • 1862—Homestead Act • The government would give settlers 160 acres of land to establish farms • Homestead Act poster

  2. Westward Expansion • 1862—Pacific Railway Act • The government gave free land grants • to railroad • companies • To build a transcontinental railroad • Finished in 1869

  3. Westward Expansion • Benefits of westward expansion • Access to natural resources • New markets to sell goods

  4. The Indian Wars 1865-1890 • The US government wanted to open up western land for settlers to safely live • The US Army began a series of wars against Native Americans • They wanted them to move onto reservations • 1887—Dawes Act • Encouraged Native Americans to assimilate into American society • Assimilate—to give up your ways and adopt a new culture • By 1890 all Indian tribes were forced onto reservations

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