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Potato Famine
I live in Ireland and the 1848 Potato Famine made it so no potatos grew and a lot of my friends dies of starvation. So that is why i immigrated to America and not stay in Ireland -
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Moving West Timespan
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Boxing for Money
Boxed to earn money for me and my wife, but I have to give it all to my boss or else he will beat me and not let me box for him anymore -
I Take My Rightfully Owned Money From My Boss
I sneak into my bosses hotel room and steal my rightfully owned money and then leave for the west soon after that. I need that money because right now my wife only has $4 and with that hard earned money i will have over $50 -
Moving Out West!
We move west because there are too many people in the city part of America and I want to start farming -
Building a House
We find the land I have been looking for and we build a house together -
Homestead Act
Homestead Act- A homestead act was one of three United States federal laws that gave ownership at no cost of farmland called a "homestead" usually 160 acres of undeveloped federal land west of the Mississippi River -
160 Acres of Land
The Homestead act says that if I farm my land for 5 years I get 160 acres of land and it is mine and it has been 5 years so i get 160 acres. -
My Wife Gets Kidnapped
My home is finished but my wife gets kidnapped by bandits so i go and try to find her but it may not be a good idea becuase if they see me coming they could hide here and i may not ever be able to find her. -
I Get My Wife Back
I get my wife back, we get the sheriff to arrest the bandits and they go to jail for 20 years for kiddnapping my wife