Old West

Old West(서부 개척 시대, English: old west period, wild west period) is one of the periods in the history of the United States. Also called the Old West or the Wild West, this period refers to the time, especially from the 1850s to 1890, when the United States was opening up the frontier during the 19th century. The Gold Rush, which arrived after gold was discovered in California in 1848, supported the expansion. In 1869, the first transcontinental railroad in the United States was opened.¹ Meanwhile, for the Native Americans, it was also an era in which they were stripped of their land and massacred by invaders who arrived suddenly. Gunfighters, cowboys, outlaws and others are portrayed as the characteristics of the era in novels and films (Western films).

The term American frontier, also called the Old West or the Wild West, is both a periodization and a term encompassing the cultural meanings of the history, legends, and beliefs of the Frontier Strip of this era (six states stretching north to south from North Dakota to Texas).

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1. 대륙 횡단 열차 ↩