During this time, many people, along with their families, were moving away from the former war zone and heading west. Many people were intrigued by the hunting, gold, and lands that could be discovered in uncharted territory during the 1870s. The Ingalls family felt that the big woods where they lived were becoming too crowded with all the people moving west. However, the Ingalls family moves west and discovers the wonders and dangers of the unclaimed land. During this time period, this unclaimed land was full of game and animals waiting to be caught and trapped. There was also plenty of space and land to grow and grow crops. The Ingalls family took full advantage of this by settling down, building a home and farm, and hunting on the land. During this time the Native Americans (Indians) were forced onto reservations and quickly lost their homeland to these new settlers. Obviously enraged, these native peoples brought chaos to many of these settlers, for example by setting fires to burn crops and homes. Also breaking into homes and barns, stealing livestock, food and supplies by force. The Ingalls family also experienced the terror of the Indians. They had neighbors within a few miles of them whose homes had been burned to the ground. Laura also witnesses a break-in at their house one day while Dad was away (Wilder, Little House on the