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Countyr Studies: United States History: The Last Frontier

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This site describes the settlement of the West happened quickly with the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862 and the push for the Transcontinental Railroad. With the explosion of the mining and ranching industries, the West was all but settled by the end of the 1800s.

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transcontinental railroads, central pacific railroad, homestead act, the last frontier, union pacific railroad, expanding the frontier
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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