10 Interesting Fact About The history of the Wild West
10 Interesting Fact About The history of the Wild West
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The term Wild West was first used in the 1840s to describe United States areas that are still uncontrolled and dangerous to explore.
Gold hunting in California in 1849 became the beginning of the famous Wild West times.
Although many people think that a gun is the most used weapon in Wild West, the rifle is actually used more often.
Outlaw and Bandits are terms that are often used to describe criminals in Wild West, but actually there are many people who become criminals because of the difficult economic situation, not because they are evil.
One of the most famous cities in Wild West is Tombstone, Arizona, which is famous for the battle of O.K. Famous Corral in 1881.
People who are known as Cowboy in the Wild West time are actually cattle herds who work in grasslands.
Many famous people are legends in Wild West, including Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, and Jesse James.
The railroad company became very important during the Wild West period, because it became the main means of transportation for people and goods in the west.
In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Law, which gave US citizens the right to claim land in the west and build their own homes.
Although the Wild West period is considered a hard and dangerous time, in fact many people live peacefully and happily in the western region of the United States at that time.
