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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 |
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 Repealed the next yearestablished Chinatown in San Fransico- citys business community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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