Welcome to The Old West!
The Old West is a website that aims to bring the old American wild west to the internet. The idea is to collect as many articles about the old American west as possible, organize them, and make them easily accessible to anyone who is interested in learning more about this fascinating period of American history.
Most articles come from Wikipedia and are regularly updated to keep up with changes made there. If you have any suggestions or resources to contribute, please feel free to reach out.
Whether you're a history buff, a student, or just someone who loves the old west, you'll find something of interest here.
The project is run as a hobby by Alex Seifert with the hope that others who enjoy the old west will find it as interesting as he does.
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Indian reservation
An Indian reservation in the United States is an area of land held and governed by a Native American tribal nation officially recognized by the U.S. federal government. The reservation's government is autonomous but subject to regulations passed by the United States Congress, and is administered by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was signed into law on May 28, 1830, by United States president Andrew Jackson. The law, as described by Congress, provided "for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories, and for their removal west of the river Mississippi".
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was the forced displacement and ethnic cleansing of about 60,000 Native Americans of the "Five Civilized Tribes", including their black slaves, between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government.
Ute people
Ute () are an Indigenous people of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau in present-day Utah, western Colorado, and northern New Mexico. Historically, their territory also included parts of Wyoming, eastern Nevada, and Arizona. Their Ute dialect is a Colorado River Numic language, part of the Uto-Aztecan language family.
Plains Indians
Plains Indians or Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains are the Native American tribes and First Nations peoples who have historically lived on the Interior Plains (the Great Plains) of North America.
Shoshone
The Shoshone or Shoshoni ( shoh-SHOH-nee or shÉ™-SHOH-nee), also known by the endonym Newe, are an Indigenous people of the United States with four large cultural/linguistic divisions: Eastern Shoshone: Wyoming Northern Shoshone: Southern Idaho Western Shoshone: California, Nevada, and Northern Utah Goshute: western Utah, eastern Nevada They...
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The Old West just got a new design and a whole bunch of new articles to go with it. We hope you like it!
An Interactive Map of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Google Earth has released an interactive map of Lewis and Clark's famous expedition to explore the newly aquired Louisiana Territory. Visitors to the site can go on a virtual journey with Lewis and Clark following several important locations throughout the expedition.
Jumpin' Off
Let's jump off into a new adventure that explores the old American west.