The Wild West
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The Wild West and the American Frontier
In 1776, thirteen British colonies declare independence from England. This new country stretches from the Atlantic coast to the crooked line of the 2,000-mile-long Mississippi River. Across the water, a vast expanse of wild and unexplored territories stretches out to the west. In 1830, US President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act. Native American tribes can now be legally moved from desirable land in exchange for unsettled prairie land west of the Mississippi River. But even though gold is found on its lands, it has no interest in relocating.
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