Growth and Change

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  • Homesteading
  • 5 Years Later
  • 160ac Free land! Live here for 5 years and improve the land, and the land is yours.
  • I told you I could do it!
  • We did it! This land is finally ours!
  • Impact Of The Railroad
  • My My. This train is taking so long
  • Why is it just so far?! It's been months!!
  • Before the Railroad
  • I'm going to strike gold, I know it!!!
  • After the railroad was built
  • Boomtowns and Mining
  • I know right.
  • I can't believe that A town used to have a population of 20 just a week ago. Now its at 700.
  • The Homestead Act was an act that gave people 160ac of free land if they lived there and improved it within 5 years. The purpose of the Homestead act was to encourage people to move westward. The land that was used was used for farming and ranching.
  • Harvey Houses And Harvey Girls
  • Would you like to come to our restaurant? We have the best food.
  • Maybe You would like to stay at our hotel?
  • Welcome, Welcome!
  • I would like to buy they beautiful Indian rug please.
  • Once the railroad was built people and objects could get to one place faster. The rail road track ran from NM to other places. The railroad transported people, machinery, goods, and equipment. Because of the railroad it created jobs, made money, etc...
  • Tourism
  • Ah. Good eye sir. This will be 30.99.
  • Rug Shop
  • Sir I'm going to have to ask you leave?
  • Boomtowns were created when a town springs up around an industry. In this case it is mining. When the industry outlives its purpose people leave and the town becomes a ghost town.
  • Wild West
  • Salon
  • Waiter that killed Billie Bob took Billie Bob's loot and ran away. Now he is committed of robbery.
  • Jail
  • Hotel
  • The Harvey Houses were so people could have a place to eat and sleep along the railroad line. They proved good food at affordable. At the time men were unreliable, dirty and rude so the Harvey house used woman. The Harvey girls lived upstairs in the Harvey house. They weren't allowed to wear makeup, chew gum, or talk to each other during work, but they were ok with it because they were admired and appreciated through out the west.
  • If you have a reservation at our hotel or restaurant I can help you, madams and sirs
  • Once the railroad was built many tourists and visitors came to the west. Many of them loved souvenirs and learning about the culture, but there were always haters. Some stole pieces and insulted southwestern culture.
  • This Rug is a peice of garbage!! Who would ever buy this trash?!
  • Daily NewsLocal Lawman killed in the line of duty. Killed by the infamous Billie Bob. While Billie Bob was running from the lawman, the lawman was shot in the head
  • There was lots of lawlessness because few wanted to become lawmen because they could get killed. dNM was a great place for outlaws to hidey. Corruption kept getting commoner because of the “Santa Fe Ring” Land grants also caused problems. Indians got their land taken, they wanted their land back so they hired lawyers, they won but couldn’t pay, so they paid with their land. In the West everyone carried guns and used them to solve problems even though they caused even more problems than they solved sometimes.
  • Hiring
  • Billie Bob Wanted for theft, Murder, Cheating at cards, Selling guns to IndiansReward: $200
  • Local NewsBillie Bob killed by common waiter
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