Homestead Act

Why did people migrate west – especially to Oregon? Can you imagine how hard and dangerous it would be to take your family and move to an unknown territory, where only a handful of people have visited? Why would people even go to this new land? Well people had different motivations for traveling west, but the common cause was simple. Travelling west was an opportunity for people to start new lives. The chance for a fresh start, a better life, and the chance to make your own fortune motivated hundreds

factors. Their stories are eerily similar to one another: young lovers go West in search of prosperity fueled by their new commitment to each other and their shared goals. However, the plains prove to be ruthless, leaving experts to wonder if the homestead act failed the people of the United States. The Environmental challenges the McCardles and Loves faced were unbelievable. The Great Plains were not the picturesque land advertised to settlers. The Loves Ranch was remote and

Hamilton family. Samuel Hamilton, an Irish Immigrant, father of nine, and husband to Liza Hamilton meets the Trask family when Adam Trask would need help with an irrigation system for his new farm, when he moved to the Saliana Valleys during the Homestead Act. Samuel Hamilton becomes very close with the Trask family during this time, and even birth Adam and Cathy's twins, Cal and Aron. After Cathy gives birth her haywire side comes out, and she shots Adam in the shoulder and runs away from him, changing

held this belief and was the driving force in Americas expansion. In 1862, Congress passed the Homestead Act and the Pacific Railway Act that would help aid settlers in their plight across the Plains. These acts used public lands to achieve significant national ambitions of western migration and the construction of the transcontinental railroad. In 1862, the Homestead Act was passed into law. The act stated that any American citizen could file an application and for a small amount purchase 160

1848. The Homestead Act also encouraged folks to travel west but it had its limitations, the Homestead Act supplied terrain to colonists as long as they would enhance the land in some sort of way and this interested a lot of family owned farm businesses to venture out West and rebuild on a new-fangled landscape; what eventually ended up happening to these farmers was devastating, most fell victim to a lifetime of debt that would never be paid off. The limitations set on the Homestead Act was that

and Western Expansion allowed for the railroad business to progress. The Transcontinental Railroad was a product of Western Expansion and the construction of more railroads. The Transcontinental Railroad began to be built after the Pacific Railroad Act passed in 1862, that promoted and aided the construction of this railroad. The Transcontinental Railroad was built to link the east to the west in the United States. The Central Pacific and The Union Pacific Railroad Companies were appointed the task

Which group of people had the most difficult time being accepted in America and why? When looking at the migrations of various europeans coming to the new world it becomes clear that not all groups faced the same level hardships and trouble with integration. While many groups faced discrimination one group stands out mainly due to the amount of attention that their presence garnered. I feel that the Irish had the most difficult time for the size of their population when compared to other european

then that could create a better situation for not only themselves but for the economy. If there are more people working then that could create more jobs in the future. The Homestead Act played a major part in white Americans migrating to the west also because it promised individuals that stayed public land. The Homestead Act gave those people in poverty in the bigger cities the opportunity to change their social class by farming if they migrated

out in the west. Much of the east coast was crowded and overpopulated with lack of opportunity. The land east of the Mississippi River appealed to these due to the discovery of gold and spacious fertile land to build ranches and grow crops. The Homestead Act of 1862 entitled these new settlers one hundred and sixty acres of land for a small fee with the agreement the land would be improved and maintained to occupy crops and raise cattle within the 5 years. Once the 5 years were up and these challenges

Hamilton family. Samuel Hamilton an Irish Immigrant, father of nine, and husband to Liza Hamilton meets the Trask family when Adam Trask would need help with an irrigation system for his new farm, when he moved to the Saliana Valleys during the Homestead Act. Samuel Hamilton becomes very close with the Trask family and even birth?? Adam and Cathy's son. After Cathy shots Adam in the shoulder and runs away from him, Samuel will help him. Along with Samuel Hamilton, Lee a chinese immigrant and housekeeper