American History: A Survey 10/e   Alan Brinkley
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1. The varied and vibrant ethnic and racial cultures that characterized the American West and how Anglo-European whites enforced their dominant role by the latter part of the nineteenth century.

2. The transformation of the Far West from a sparsely populated region of Indians and various early settlers of European and Asian background into a part of the nation’s capitalistic economy.

3. The closing of the frontier as Indian resistance was eliminated, miners and cowboys spearheaded settlements, and government-subsidized railroads opened the area for intensive development.

4. The development of mining, ranching, and commercial farming as the three major industries of the West.

5. The problems faced by farmers as the agricultural sector entered a relative decline.

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