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  1. The Western United States, also called the American West, the Western States, the Far West, and the West, is the region comprising the westernmost U.S. states. As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward , the meaning of the term the West changed.

  2. The American West (formerly titled The West) is a limited-event American television docu-series detailing the history of the Western United States in the period from 1865 to 1890.

  3. The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the ...

  4. Apr 30, 2024 · 1. The Indigenous Tribes of the Plains. 2. Westward Expansion. 3. Conflicts and Treaties. 4. Life on the Frontier. 5. The Legacy of the American West. 6. Myths and Reality of the American West. 7. Understand the American West and Set Yourself Up for Exam Success.

  5. Aug 16, 2016 · Protests against the Vietnam War and the spread of various civil rights movements had a profound impact on the interpretation of American history in general, and western American history in...

  6. 2 days ago · the West, region, western U.S., mostly west of the Great Plains and including, by federal government definition, Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

  7. The American West, 1865-1900. [Cattle, horses, and people at the fair with stables in the background] Popular Graphic Arts. The completion of the railroads to the West following the Civil War opened up vast areas of the region to settlement and economic development.