How can thegovernment enticepeople to move tothe Great Plains?
Essential QuestionsEssential Questions
Essential QuestionsEssential Questions
1.Who migrated West and whatproblems did they experience?
2.How did the migration of peoplebring about change in the West?
Key TensionsKey Tensions
Key TensionsKey Tensions
NativeAmericans
Buffalo HuntersRailroadsU. S. Government
Cattlemen
Sheep Herders
Ranchers
Farmers
Key TensionsKey Tensions
Key TensionsKey Tensions
EthnicMinorities
Nativists
Environmentalists
Big Business Interests [mining, timber]Local Govt. OfficialsFarmersBuffalo Hunters
Lawlessness ofthe Frontier
“Civilizing” Forces
[The “Romance” of the West]
•Essential Question: Who migrated tothe West and What problems did theyexperience?
Railroad ConstructionRailroad Construction
Railroad ConstructionRailroad Construction
“The Big Four” Railroad Magnates“The Big Four” Railroad Magnates
“The Big Four” Railroad Magnates“The Big Four” Railroad Magnates
Charles CrockerCharles Crocker
Charles CrockerCharles Crocker
Mark HopkinsMark Hopkins
Mark HopkinsMark Hopkins
Leland StanfordLeland Stanford
Leland StanfordLeland Stanford
Collis HuntingtonCollis Huntington
Collis HuntingtonCollis Huntington
Promontory Point, UT(May 10, 1869)Promontory Point, UT(May 10, 1869)
Promontory Point, UT(May 10, 1869)Promontory Point, UT(May 10, 1869)
•Railroads opened up opportunities for morepeople to move west
•Encouraged the building of towns and cities
•Provided a way to move goods to and fromEastern Cities
•Farmers hated the railroads because theycharged super high shipping and storage rates(monopoly)
Pacific Railway Act
•Analyze the Pacific Railway Act by answeringthe questions provided.
"Wherever we putthem, we found themgood," Crockerrecalled, "and theyworked themselvesinto our favor to suchan extent that if wefound we were in ahurry for a job ofwork, it was better toput Chinese on atonce."
The “Chinese Question”The “Chinese Question”
The “Chinese Question”The “Chinese Question”
Exclusion Act (1882) - Oriental Exclusion Act - Chinese Exclusion Act Exclusion Act (1882) - Oriental Exclusion Act - Chinese Exclusion Act
How did the TranscontinentalRailroad Change America?
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Economic Opportunities for Farmers
•Problems:
–Great Plains known as the Great American Desert
–Not fit for anyone except the Native Americans
•Federal Government passed the HomesteadAct
–Gave 160 Acres to any individual for $10registration fee
–Had to live on and work the land for 5 years
Homestead Act
•Analyze the Homestead Act by answering thequestions provided
Land Use: 1880sLand Use: 1880s
Land Use: 1880sLand Use: 1880s
Frontier Settlements: 1870-1890Frontier Settlements: 1870-1890
Frontier Settlements: 1870-1890Frontier Settlements: 1870-1890
Overcoming Problems
•John Deere – Steel Plow
•Cyrus McCormack – mechanical reaper
•Dry Farming – plant seed deep in ground werethere was moisture
•Sod busters lived in Sod Houses – no trees
•Effects
–Made the Great Plains the most productive wheat-growing region in the world
1887LandPromotionPosterfor theDakotaTerritories1887LandPromotionPosterfor theDakotaTerritories
1887LandPromotionPosterfor theDakotaTerritories1887LandPromotionPosterfor theDakotaTerritories
Homesteads From Public LandsHomesteads From Public Lands
Homesteads From Public LandsHomesteads From Public Lands
New AgriculturalTechnologyNew AgriculturalTechnology
New AgriculturalTechnologyNew AgriculturalTechnology
“Prairie Fan”Water Pump“Prairie Fan”Water Pump
Steel Plow [“Sod Buster”]Steel Plow [“Sod Buster”]
What is the Message of this Picture? What is the Message of this Picture?
What is the Message of this Picture? What is the Message of this Picture?
The Realty--A Pioneer’s Sod House,SD The Realty--A Pioneer’s Sod House,SD
The Realty--A Pioneer’s Sod House,SD The Realty--A Pioneer’s Sod House,SD
