Historical Fiction Narrative

Historical Fiction muniment My name is Elizabeth, Im 15 and Im moving to the West with my family. We are sack there for something called the Homestead Act. The Homestead Act is when you get 160 acres of land for exhaust for 5 years. During the 5 years, you must grow crops. But my father is going to the West for exploit gold. Its may 8th, 1861. Tomorrow my family and I leave for the West. We are going by railroad. It will be my first term going on the railroad.Im so excited yet nervous. I heard that its a Transcontinental Railroad. That means that its a railroad that spans the continent. May 9th, 1861 Man So what are you on this train for? Me Moving to the West. My family is getting a heavy(p) house with 160 acres of land for free and my dads going to be a miner. Man Oh, the Homestead Act Me Yeah. What are you here for? Man lucky mining of course I wanna strike gold and become rich Me Well, I have to go now so good luck and safe traveling. Man Good luck and safe stir up to you too 24 hours later My family and I are now in the West. The train ride was rattling not that bad. But now were going to our house. Momma and poppa say its a big house. My older brother, Frank whose 19, might either stay with momma and I or go mining with poppa and my little sister, Sally whose 5, is staying with momma and I. Im so excited that were here.Its graceful here. The fields, the land, everything Now were at the house. Its beautiful. And its really big and the land is beautiful. Its desire living a dream fields of blue grass, beautiful blue skies, white puffy clouds. At night, I plan on laying outside in the fields and just watching the starts discharge like little diamonds. Im so happy to be here and Im really excited to be spending the next 5 years and to start a newborn life in the West with my family.