The Western Settlement (Old Norse: Vestribygð [ˈwestreˌbyɣð]) was a group of farms and communities established by Norsemen from Iceland around 985 in medieval Greenland.

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For example, the Old West subperiod is sometimes used by historians regarding the time from the end of the American Civil War in 1865 to when the Superintendent of the Census, William Rush Merriam, stated the U.S. Census Bureau would stop recording western frontier settlement as part of its census categories after the 1890 U.S. Census.

2023年12月12日 · Westward Expansion in the United States was a transformative period during the 19th century that witnessed the remarkable growth of the nation. This movement was characterized by the westward migration of settlers, territorial acquisitions, and the development of the American frontier.

Between the years 1800 and 1820 the American population nearly doubled and by 1830 a quarter of the people lived west of the Appalachians. Westward movement was made easier by government efforts to push Native American peoples even farther west.

Western settlement refers to the migration and establishment of communities by American settlers in the western territories of the United States during the 19th century.

The Western Settlement in Greenland was founded around 1000 AD and was home to about 2,000 people at its peak. Settlements were primarily based on agriculture, fishing, and trade, with Norse settlers relying on the cultivation of barley and raising livestock.

The Federal government responded with measures (Homestead Act, transcontinental railroad) and military campaigns designed to encourage settlement, solidify Union control of the trans-Mississippi West, and further marginalize the physical and cultural presence of …

2024年12月9日 · westward movement, the populating by Europeans of the land within the continental boundaries of the mainland United States, a process that began shortly after the first colonial settlements were established along the Atlantic coast.

2024年12月27日 · American frontier - Expansion, Settlement, Westward Movement: The third and last frontier advance carried migrants across the remaining reaches of the continent to the Pacific Ocean and then turned back to fill in the areas passed over in the first forward drive.