Westward expansion- mainly the 19th century. In the 1850's us reached the pacific and doubled its size. |
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Westward Expansion |
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revolution in transportation and communication, a growing population, and a booming economy lead to... |
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Western surge |
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native pop, spanish, and conflict over slavery |
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westward expansion bloody |
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bad political and economic condition, opportunity |
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200,000 Chinese migrating to western coast- 1880 |
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worked prospecting and mining gold until removed, orchards vineyards and fishing, 90% of the work force for the transcontinental railroad |
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Chinese Work |
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Anti- coolie clubs in 1860s- 1870sChinese Exclusion Act in 1882 |
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US resistance to Chinese |
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1882 that prohibited chinese immigration to the United States and was renewed in 1892 |
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Chinese Exclusion Act |
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Missouri River- Rocky Mountains. many people considered this land was a Sahara habitable only to Indians. (major Long) |
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Great American Desert 1820- 1850 |
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New York Tribune. "Go west, Young man" people struggling in the east should go west |
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Horace Greeley 1840s- 1873 |
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California miner's Tax- non us citizens 4 per month |
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California Miner's Tax 1852 |
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1850- non us citizens 20 per month. Repealed the next yearestablished Chinatown in San Fransico- citys business community |
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Foreign Miners License Law |
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Started Railroad construction |
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Pacific Railroad Act in 1862 |
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Union Pacific and Central Pacific completed the line at Promontory Utah in 1869 |
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two Railroad companies |
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