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Settling the Western Frontier

Settling the Western Frontier . By: Katrina Yee, Phoebe Tabakin , Fan Tang, and Erik Leff. Topic and Time Period.

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Settling the Western Frontier

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  1. Settling the Western Frontier By: Katrina Yee, Phoebe Tabakin, Fan Tang, and Erik Leff

  2. Topic and Time Period • Settling the Western Frontier includes the geography, history, folklore, and cultural expression in the 1880’s. It was in the dead center of the second industrial revolution. The increase in technology allowed for the expansion out west to be more suitable, profitable, and achievable for the United States. Sound familiar, anyone? American Progress by: John Gast What’s the name of this picture?

  3. Challenges • Indians and education. • Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868):Treaty between the U.S gov’t and Sioux in 1868. Guarenteed the sioux the territory west of the Missouri river. U.S gov’t failed to honor the treaty. • Dawes Act (1887):Created by Henry Dawes of MA. Designed to encourage the break up of indian tribes and promote assimilation of Indians into American Society. This was a major indian policy until 1930’s.

  4. Benefits • Gold brought about thousands of miners to the region of Black Hills. George A Custer," Black Hills has gold from the grass roots down”. • The cattle was a booming business. When Cattle ranchers opened, The Great Plains became a big business because ranching became a profitable investment. • American’s learned from Mexican neighbors to round up, rope, brand and care for animals. • The land itself was a powerful attraction of the West-Homestead Act-offering 160 acres of Land free to any citizen • This was a time that should be named the,” Agricultural Powerhouse.” • Technology-Steel plow- slice through heavy soil (John Deere) and Spring Tooth Harrow-prepare soil. Other- reaper, barbed wire, steel windmill

  5. Problems • Government created treaties that defined specific boundaries for each tribe to hunt. • ​Bozeman trail ran directly through Sioux hunting grounds. Warrior horse ambushed Captain William J, Fetterman killing 80 soldiers. • ​Tourists and Fur traders shot buffalo for a sport.

  6. Rapid Development • The government of a country can somewhat control development it by by implying laws, regulation, and taxes • Rapid development is the will of the people, the government cannot force a stop to the idea, as the government is the will of the people • Lack of resources can be a huge factor to the stoppage of development. • Economic crisis can force a sudden stop the development but can also improve it. • Lack of population can also be an issue. • Foreign affairs might prevent a country from developing too much on its own.

  7. One: What caused issues in the cattle industry? a) Conflicts b/w farmers and ranches b) Conflicts b/w farmers and railroads c) Conflicts with the animals d) All of the above e) Just A and B

  8. 2) Who were impacted the most in a negative manner as a direct result of the expansion of the railway system? a) Indians b) Rich White Bankers c) African Americans d )Immigrants

  9. 3) In 1800 there were 15,000,00 Buffalo in the Great Plains. How many were left in 1870? a) 15 million b) 5 million c) 100,000 d) 1,000

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