– What region in the US does the ‘Wild West’ refer to? What is the significance of this?
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West of the Mississippi River.
Why? Lots go into this point but to keep it simple… America was settled in the East, that is where all civilization was. West of the Mississippi, the westward expansion was VERY fast but being so fast no cities really developed it was one person per 100 miles therefore there was no real governing bodies to support the people living there. The Wild West ended as cities developed and security forces(police/sheriffs) could effectively control areas.
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