The invention of barbed wire by Joseph Glidden changed the West for farmers whose land and livestock needed protection.
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The invention of steam locomotives helped businesses sell goods all over the unsettled US. It also led to settlement of the west.
The definition of the West changed from 1800 to 1860 because of the rapid expansion of US territories. The far reaches of the West went from Kentucky to California in this time period.
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While there have been many people named Joseph Smith, the most well known from the time period Joseph Smith, the founding Prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church). Joseph Smith never travelled farther west than Missouri, so he could not have discovered the California Trail.
Joseph Glidden and John Deere significantly influenced westward settlement by providing essential tools for agriculture. Glidden invented barbed wire in 1874, which facilitated the fencing of land, enabling settlers to efficiently manage livestock and protect crops. Meanwhile, John Deere's development of the steel plow in 1837 made it easier to cultivate the tough, prairie soil, promoting farming in previously challenging areas. Together, their innovations helped transform the Great Plains into productive farmland, encouraging more settlers to move westward.
He was the most succesful inventor of barbed wire and helped change the history of the American West.
Joseph West - politician - died in 1691.
Joseph R. West was born on 1822-09-19.
Joseph R. West died on 1898-10-31.
George Joseph - West Virginia - was born in 1921.
Matthew Joseph West
Wester Joseph goes by West.
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