What was Life Like In the West?

The Louisiana Purchase

Louis, Clark and Sacajawea

Transportation

Native Americans

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• The relied on Buffalo
• Used every part of Buffalo
• They believed that everything had a spirit
• They lived off of the land
• Many different tribes and not all of the tribes go along

Desert Land Act

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• The Desert Land Act permitted settlers to purchase up to 640 acres of public land at 25 cents per acre.
• Settlers required to properly irrigate the land they purchased.
• Wagon trains moved many settlers.

Homes

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• Pioneers
• Business People
• Scouts
• Lawmen
• Outlaws
• Gangs
• Gunslingers
• Cowboys

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• Billy the Kid
• Belle Starr
• Bill Doolin
• Black Bart
• Dalton Brothers
• Jesse James
• Frank James
• Curly Bill
• Butch Cassidy
• The Sundance Kid

Rodeo