She nursed victims of an influenza epidemic; this gave her acceptance in the community and the support of the sheriff. [284][285] In Nebraska, stock grower Isom Olive led a range war in 1878 that killed a number of homesteaders from lynchings and shootouts before eventually leading to his own murder. The Act succeeded in its goals to open new universities and make farming more scientific and profitable. In the aftermath, Virgil Earp was maimed in an ambush, and Morgan Earp was assassinated while playing billiards. [265] Some of the outlaws, such as Jesse James, were products of the violence of the Civil War (James had ridden with Quantrill's Raiders) and others became outlaws during hard times in the cattle industry. [5][6] The U.S. Census Bureau designated frontier territory as generally unoccupied land with a population density of fewer than 2 people per square mile (0.77 people per square kilometer). The Wild West Trail connects the most intact temperate ecosystem on the planet. [280][281] To prevent gunfights, towns such as Dodge City and Tombstone prohibited firearms in town. By 1836, when the first migrant wagon train was organized in Independence, Missouri, a wagon trail had been cleared to Fort Hall, Idaho. [164] In a single day, the towns of Oklahoma City, Norman, and Guthrie came into existence. Astor's "Fort Astoria" (later Fort George), at the mouth of the Columbia River, became the first permanent white settlement in that area, although it was not profitable for Astor. He was especially enamored of Monument Valley. On the other hand, too many were built, and they were built too far ahead of actual demand. [276] The stories became immensely popular in Germany and other European countries, which produced their novels and films about the American frontier. In 1862, Congress enacted two major laws to facilitate settlement of the West: the Homestead Act and the Pacific Railroad Act. Trails were cleared further and further west, eventually reaching the Willamette Valley in Oregon. Black colleges became eligible for these land grants in 1890. Other important forts were Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, Fort Union, New Mexico, Fort Worth, Texas, and Fort Walla Walla in Washington. William Cronon, "The Trouble with Wilderness; or, Getting Back to the Wrong Nature" in William Cronon, ed.. Christine Bold, "The Rough Riders at Home and Abroad: Cody, Roosevelt, Remington, and the Imperialist Hero". For example, the Northern Pacific received its major land grant in 1864. The conservatives and Whigs, typified by the president John Quincy Adams, wanted a moderated pace that charged the newcomers enough to pay the costs of the federal government. The only cost was a modest filing fee. These areas remained primarily in subsistence agriculture, and as a result, by the 1760s these societies were highly egalitarian, as explained by historian Jackson Turner Main: The typical frontier society, therefore, was one in which class distinctions were minimized. We thank you for your understanding and for your continuing support of the Waco Wild West Bicycle Tour. The cozy settlement of Stone Creek nestled in the valley. As you may notice, a large part of the world is still inaccessible and will be available at a later date. [319] The bison population reached 500,000 by 2003. Eight years before the transcontinental railroad opened, the First Transcontinental Telegraph linked Omaha, Nebraska, to San Francisco on October 24, 1861. The cattle were shipped to Chicago, St. Louis, and points east for slaughter and consumption in the fast-growing cities. [90][91], The new state grew rapidly as migrants poured into the fertile cotton lands of east Texas. [306] The workdays often lasted fourteen hours, with just six hours of sleep. They created a dense rural settlement in upstate New York, but they did not push westward.[15]. Then surveyors would create detailed maps marking the land into squares of six miles (10 km) on each side, subdivided first into one square mile blocks, then into 160-acre (0.65 km2) lots. [138], These improvements to governance still left plenty of room for profiteering. (Reminder: The map code for Wild West map! per page. A San Francisco newspaper stated, "The whole country... resounds to the sordid cry of gold! [330] Their work appeared in upscale national magazines such as Harper's Weekly featured illustrations by artists Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, and others. World-famous were the houses of prostitution found in every mining camp worldwide. [295], On a much smaller scale, sheep grazing was locally popular; sheep were easier to feed and needed less water. [180], The Colorado War fought by Cheyenne, Arapaho and Sioux, was fought in the territories of Colorado to Nebraska. Japanese were recruited to work on plantations in Hawaii, beginning in 1885. The 10,000 or so Californios lived in southern California and after 1880 were overshadowed by the hundreds of thousands of arrivals from the east. WILD WEST by WILOY_. Across the North, a new major party was formed to fight slavery: the Republican Party, with numerous westerners in leadership positions, most notably Abraham Lincoln of Illinois. "[89], The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848 ceded the territories of California and New Mexico to the United States for $18.5 million (which included the assumption of claims against Mexico by settlers). [278] Some were simply the result of the heat of the moment, while others were longstanding feuds, or between bandits and lawmen. [242], Entrepreneurs set up shops and businesses to cater to the miners. Though less hardy and more disease-prone, these breeds produced better-tasting beef and matured faster. Jimmy L Bryan, Jr., "The Patriot-Warrior Mystique", in Alexander Mendoza and Charles David Grear, eds. They often sponsored activities that combined work, food, and entertainment such as barn raisings, corn huskings, quilting bees,[235] Grange meetings,[236] church activities, and school functions. The womenfolk organized shared meals and potluck events, as well as extended visits between families. [77], From the 1770s to the 1830s, pioneers moved into the new lands that stretched from Kentucky to Alabama to Texas. A severe winter engulfed the plains toward the end of 1886 and well into 1887, locking the prairie grass under ice and crusted snow which starving herds could not penetrate. A few steam-driven machines, such as shovels, were used. All manufacturers benefited from the lower costs of transportation and the much larger radius of business. In thus providing for the support of millions of civilized beings, they will not violate any dictate of justice or humanity; for they will not only give to the few thousand savages scattered over that territory an ample equivalent for any right they may surrender, but will always leave them the possession of lands more than they can cultivate, and more than adequate to their subsistence, comfort, and enjoyment, by cultivation. Such hazardous work in isolated conditions also bred a tradition of self-dependence and individualism, with great value put on personal honesty, exemplified in songs and cowboy poetry. Then,there are 4x maps, which are 4 x 4 kilometers. The subject of these conflicts was the control of lands freely used for farming and cattle grazing which gave the conflict its name. A. [251] Criminals found many opportunities to rob pioneer families of their possessions, while the few underfunded lawmen had great difficulty detecting, arresting, holding, and convicting wrongdoers. Ok guys here is the ‘WilWest 16x map”. [342] It described a fictional drive of the Circle Dot herd from Texas to Montana in 1882 and became a leading source on cowboy life; historians retraced its path in the 1960s, confirming its basic accuracy. For several days, Dakota attacks at the Lower Sioux Agency, New Ulm and Hutchinson, slaughtered 300 to 400 white settlers. The selling price depended on such factors as soil quality, water, and distance from the railroad. [4][308][309], Anchoring the booming cattle industry of the 1860s and 1870s were the cattle towns in Kansas and Missouri. Kentucky at this time had been depopulated—it was "empty of Indian villages. "[32] However raiding parties sometimes came through. [63] John James Audubon (1785–1851) is famous for classifying and painting in minute details 500 species of birds, published in Birds of America. What they instinctively opposed was the crystallization of differences, the monopolization of opportunity, and the fixing of that monopoly by government or by social customs. In 1848–1849, Frémont was assigned to locate a central route through the mountains for the proposed transcontinental railroad, but his expedition ended in near-disaster when it became lost and was trapped by heavy snow. [331] Remington lamented the passing of an era he helped to chronicle when he wrote: I knew the wild riders and the vacant land were about to vanish forever...I saw the living, breathing end of three American centuries of smoke and dust and sweat. Soon after the city's residents officially established their first municipal government, however, a law banning concealed firearms was enacted and crime was reduced soon afterward. Walker D. Wyman, and Clifton B. Kroeber, eds. [363], Meanwhile, environmental history has emerged, in large part from the frontier historiography, hence its emphasis on wilderness. This area is safe from Wanted Outlaws and Bandits. In a few years, the pioneer added hogs, sheep, and cattle, and perhaps acquired a horse. Several new denominations were formed, of which the largest was the Disciples of Christ. Hostility against the Chinese remained high in the western states/territories as seen by the Chinese Massacre Cove episode and the Rock Springs massacre. Hurtado, Albert L., "Bolton and Turner: The Borderlands and American Exceptionalism". He crossed through the Rocky Mountains by five different routes and mapped parts of Oregon and California. Gates, Paul W. "Homesteading in the High Plains". In return, the tribes would receive, for ten years, annual compensation for damages caused by migrants. Use Island Code 6911-3765-5209. Alfred A. Cave, "Abuse of Power: Andrew Jackson and The Indian Removal Act of 1830". [69][70] Most frontiersmen showed little commitment to religion until traveling evangelists began to appear and to produce "revivals". [326], The mythologizing of the West began with minstrel shows and popular music in the 1840s. Kansas is America in microcosm. Political Killings in Kansas territory, 1854–1861". [137], Territorial governors were political appointees and beholden to Washington so they usually governed with a light hand, allowing the legislatures to deal with the local issues. 25/01/2020. When angered, the Wendigo locks on to the player, and their screen is overlaid with a grey static filter. Unlike other Indian Wars, the Snake War has widely forgotten in United States history due to having only limited coverage of the war. [124], Despite its large territory, the trans-Mississippi West had a small population and its wartime story has to a large extent been underplayed in the historiography of the American Civil War. [195] Additional conflicts and incidents though, such as the Bluff War (1914–1915) and Posey War, would occur into the early 1920s. The American frontier, also known as the Old West or the Wild West, includes the geography, history, folklore, and cultural expression of life in the forward wave of American expansion that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few territories as states in 1912. [113] The Mormons often sold goods to wagon trains passing through and came to terms with local Indian tribes because Young decided it was cheaper to feed the Indians than fight them. This page was last edited on 18 January 2021, at 22:10. (Reminder: The map code for Wild West Escape Map is 2845-2469-8814) Step 5: Play the map! Regionalism animated debates in Congress regarding the choice of a northern, central, or southern route. Hacker describes that in Kentucky about 1812: Farms were for sale with from ten to fifty acres cleared, possessing log houses, peach and sometimes apple orchards, enclosed in fences, and having plenty of standing timber for fuel. White militias destroyed Native villages and killed Indian women and children such as the bloody Sand Creek massacre, and the Indians also raided ranches, farms and killed white families such as the American Ranch massacre and Raid on Godfrey Ranch.[181][182]. Richard C. Hopkins, "Kit Carson and the Navajo Expedition". Type in (or copy/paste) the map code you want to load up. However, large scale awareness took off when the dime novel appeared in 1859, the first being Malaeska, the Indian Wife of the White Hunter. He later explored the Red and Arkansas Rivers in Spanish territory, eventually reaching the Rio Grande. The cattle had to be watched day and night as they were prone to stampedes and straying. [194][196] The ethos and storyline of the "American frontier" had passed.[359]. [365] Historians approached the environment for the frontier or regionalism. [200] The federal government attempted to reduce tensions and create new tribal boundaries in the Great Plains with two new treaties in early 1850, The Treaty of Fort Laramie established tribal zones for the Sioux, Cheyennes, Arapahos, Crows, and others, and allowed for the building of roads and posts across the tribal lands. As farmers moved in open range cattle ranching came to an end and was replaced by barbed wire spreads where water, breeding, feeding, and grazing could be controlled. Laws barring people from carrying weapons were commonplace, from Dodge City to Tombstone. 77–92 in. [343] Many regards Red River (1948), directed by Howard Hawks, and starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift, as an authentic cattle drive depiction. [42], Even before the purchase, Jefferson was planning expeditions to explore and map the lands. [7][8] Beginning with the first permanent European settlements on the East Coast, it has moved steadily westward from the 1600s to the 1900s (decades) with occasional movements north into Maine and Vermont, south into Florida, and east from California into Nevada. "[2] Turner himself repeatedly emphasized how the availability of free land to start new farms attracted pioneering Americans: "The existence of an area of [93] With their investments in cotton lands and slaves, planters established cotton plantations in the eastern districts. free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement westward, explain American development. They solidified Earp's modern reputation as the Old West's deadliest gunman. [18] Unlike Britain, where a small number of landlords owned most of the land, ownership in America was cheap, easy and widespread. It thus also involved Americanization of immigrant. The smallest is about 3 acres or1.2 hectares, which is a decent-sized field on a standard map… Roosevelt set aside more Federal land, national parks, and nature preserves than all of his predecessors combined.[312]. Thousands of "Forty-Niners" reached California, by sailing around South America (or taking a short-cut through disease-ridden Panama), or walked the California trail. [274] However, cases of lynching in the Old West wasn't primarily caused by the absence of a legal system, but also because of social class. [101] Camps spread out north and south of the American River and eastward into the Sierras. Updated February 2, 2020. WILD WEST 16X MAP UPDATE V1.1. Delaney P. Boyd and C. Cormack Gates, "A Brief Review of the Status of Plains Bison in North America". By the 1830s, however, the West was filling up with squatters who had no legal deed, although they may have paid money to previous settlers. [191] The Ute War, fought by the Ute people against settlers in Utah and Colorado, led to two battles; the Meeker massacre which killed 11 Indian agents, and the Pinhook massacre which killed 13 armed ranchers and cowboys. In 1879, after the end of Reconstruction in the South, several thousand Freedmen moved from Southern states to Kansas. As the frontier moved westward, the establishment of U.S. military forts moved with it, representing and maintaining federal sovereignty over new territories. Free Soil elements feared that if slavery were allowed rich planters would buy up the best lands and work them with gangs of slaves, leaving little opportunity for free white men to own farms. The result by 1890 was millions of new farms in the Plains states, many operated by new immigrants from Germany and Scandinavia. Their violent escapades and reputations morphed over time into the stereotypical image of violence endured by the "cowboy hero". Pioneers generally attempted to complete the journey during a single warm season, usually for six months. St. Louis was the largest of the rendezvous towns. Paul M. Ong, "The Central Pacific Railroad and Exploitation of Chinese Labor". New arrivals from Mexico arrived, especially after the Revolution of 1911 terrorized thousands of villages all across Mexico. [87], The Mexican strategy was defensive; the American strategy was a three-pronged offensive, using large numbers of volunteer soldiers. It has been acknowledged that the popular portrayal of Dodge City in film and fiction carries a note of truth, however, as gun crime was rampant in the city before the establishment of a local government. Below you will find some information about the points of interest located on World Map map. Quintard Taylor, "Texas: The South Meets the West, The View Through African American History". Such media typically exaggerated the romance, anarchy, and chaotic violence of the period for greater dramatic effect. Some did so because they were discouraged and defeated. Pockets of settlements would also appear far past the established frontier line, particularly on the West Coast and the deep interior with settlements such as Los Angeles and Salt Lake City respectively. Most were farmers who moved in family groups.[78]. Construction would be done by unskilled laborers who would live in temporary camps along the way. [72][73][74], Historian Mark Wyman calls Wisconsin a "palimpsest" of layer upon layer of peoples and forces, each imprinting permanent influences. In Texas, Juan Cortina led a 20-year campaign against Anglos and the Texas Rangers, starting around 1859. Their chief motivation to move west was to find a better economic life than the one they had. Set in the golden days in the American Frontier, The Wild West is an action-packed, outlaw infested Western RPG where anything can happen! [188] Captain Jack was a chief of the Native American Modoc tribe of California and Oregon, and was their leader during the Modoc War. Managing the new territories and dealing with the slavery issue caused intense controversy, particularly over the Wilmot Proviso, which would have outlawed slavery in the new territories. [298] Long drives hired one cowboy for about 250 head of cattle. It was also designed to promote middle-class values and to convince Easterners that Butte was a cultivated city. By contrast, Henry Clay was alarmed at the "lawless rabble" heading West who were undermining the utopian concept of a law-abiding, stable middle-class republican community. For the film, see, For cultural influences and their development, see, Undeveloped territory of the United States, c. 1607–1912, From British peasants to American farmers, The federal government and westward expansion, Territorial governance after the Civil War. The new commercial wagon trains service primarily hauled freight. [171] The 1830 law theoretically provided for voluntary removal and had safeguards for the rights of Indians, but in reality, the removal was involuntary, brutal and ignored safeguards. Pioneers housed themselves in a rough lean-to or at most a one-room log cabin. However many did report harassment by Indians who begged or demanded tolls, and stole horses and cattle. Dykstra argues that the violent image of the cattle towns in film and fiction is largely a myth. is 4485-5703-6607) Step 5: Play the map! "[12], Key:  .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}  States      Territories      Disputed areas      Other countries, In the colonial era, before 1776, the west was of high priority for settlers and politicians. Only thirteen days before, Sitting Bull had been killed with his son Crow Foot in a gun battle with a group of Indian police that had been sent by the American government to arrest him. [120] The Pony Express ended in just 18 months because it could not compete with the telegraph. [353][354] Extrajudicial justice seen during the frontier days such as lynching, vigilantism and gunfighting, in turn popularized by the Western genre, would later be known in modern times as examples of frontier justice, as the West became a thing of imagination by the late 19th century. "[3] Through treaties with foreign nations and native tribes, political compromise, military conquest, the establishment of law and order, the building of farms, ranches, and towns, the marking of trails and digging of mines, and the pulling in of great migrations of foreigners, the United States expanded from coast to coast, fulfilling the dreams of Manifest Destiny. [204] In these times of conflict, Indians become more stringent about white men entering their territory. ", Aron, Steven, "The Making of the First American West and the Unmaking of Other Realms" in, Ray A. Billington, "The Fort Stanwix Treaty of 1768", Robert V. Remini, "The Northwest Ordinance of 1787: Bulwark of the Republic.". The Democrats, however, tolerated a wild scramble for land at very low prices. The American frontier began when Jamestown, Virginia, was settled by the English in 1607. The all-black town of Nicodemus, Kansas, which was founded in 1877, was an organized settlement that predates the Exodusters but is often associated with them. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. The communalism and advanced farming practices of the Mormons enabled them to succeed. Violent bandits often preyed upon the miners, such as the case of Jonathan R. Davis' killing of eleven bandits single-handedly. These "gobacks" were a major source of information and excitement about the wonders and promises—and dangers and disappointments—of the far West. [99][100] As thousands arrived, however, fewer and fewer miners struck their fortune, and most ended exhausted and broke. You may also be interested in something from the list below. 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