Transcript Moving West - American Studies
Moving West
Chapter 14 Section 1 Pages 488-490
3 Minute Madness
What would you do if you were moving to another part of the country?
What difficulty would you face in leaving their old home and settling into a new one?
Why might you want to move?
Setting the Scene
Turn to page 488 and meet South Dakota settler Mary Clark and read her description of what it was like to live in the open plains.
Essential Question
What events or conditions either forced people to move west of the Mississippi River or strongly attracted them to do so?
Westward Migration
“Push” Factors
Joblessness after the Civil War
Costly farm land
Business Failures
Religious repression “Pull” Factors
Railroad land grants
Morrill Land Grants
Homestead Act
Private property rights
Reading Comprehension
Open to page 490 and read
Settlers from Far and Wide.
Answer
What main groups of Americans and immigrants settled the West?
Describe the contrasting cultural influences they brought to the region?
Why was Benjamin “Pap” Singleton an
Exoduster?
The Exodusters: African Americans in Kansas (7 min 25 sec)
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Test Question #1
Most African American Exodusters migrated west to A. work as sharecroppers on bonanza farms.
B. escape racial violence in the South.
C. find relatives who had fled during the Civil War.
D. prospect for gold and silver.
Test Question #1 Answer
Most African American Exodusters migrated west to A. work as sharecroppers on bonanza farms.
B. escape racial violence in the South.
C. find relatives who had fled during the Civil War.
D. prospect for gold and silver.
Test Question #2
What was one key requirement that applicants had to meet to receive land under the Homestead Act?
A. They had to live on the land all year long.
B. They had to farm the land for five years in a row.
C. They had to file a claim with a bank.
D. They had to wheel portable cabins from plot to plot.
Test Question #2 - Answer
What was one key requirement that applicants had to meet to receive land under the Homestead Act?
A. They had to live on the land all year long.
B. They had to farm the land for five years in a row.
C. They had to file a claim with a bank.
D. They had to wheel portable cabins from plot to plot.
Conflict With Native Americans
Chapter 14 Section 2 Pages 491- 497
3 Minute Madness
Create a brainstorm list about everything you already know about the impact of western settlement on Native American people.
Setting the Scene
Turn to page 491 and find out how “the problem” was perceived differently by Western Settlers and Native Americans.
Essential Question
What were the policies and outcomes of the federal government regarding the movement of Native Americans from their land?
Federal Indian Policies Results
Federal Indian Policies
Treaties
Results
Often violated by U.S.
Violated or misunderstood by Native Americans Some signed by chiefs who did not represent their peoples
Federal Indian Policies
Treaties
Results
Wars Often violated by U.S.
Violated or misunderstood by Native Americans Some signed by chiefs who did not represent their peoples Battle outcomes often uncertain Expensive and lengthy campaign U.S. eventually successful
Federal Indian Policies
Treaties
Results
Wars Assimilation Often violated by U.S.
Violated or misunderstood by Native Americans Some signed by chiefs who did not represent their peoples Battle outcomes often uncertain Expensive and lengthy campaign U.S. eventually successful Indian children taken from parents, forced to adopt white culture Adults forced to give up some cultural practices
Open to page 494 and read about the Battle of Little Big Horn and answer the following questions in your notebook.
Why did the U.S. government anger the Sioux Indians of the Northern Plain in 1865?
What happened as a result of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868?
Why was Colonel George Custer sent to the Sioux land in 1874?
Why was the Battle of Little Big Horn also called “Custer’s Last Stand?”
A Good Day To Die: The Battle of Little Bighorn
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Test Question #1
Many agreements between Native Americans and the federal government fell apart because A. Native Americans and settlers had differing concepts of land ownership.
B. Native Americans wanted to work as tenant farmers or sharecroppers.
C. Many settlers objected to the reservation system.
D. Most of the treaties were never signed.
Test Question #2
One way the government sought to change Native Americans was by A. teaching them to hunt buffalo.
B. requiring them to farm individual plots.
C. finding them jobs on the railroads.
D. requiring them to move to growing cities.
Test Question #1 - Answer
Many agreements between Native Americans and the federal government fell apart because
A. Native Americans and settlers had differing concepts of land ownership.
B. Native Americans wanted to work as tenant farmers or sharecroppers.
C. Many settlers objected to the reservation system.
D. Most of the treaties were never signed.
Test Question #2 - Answer
One way the government sought to change Native Americans was by A. teaching them to hunt buffalo.
B. requiring them to farm individual plots.
C. finding them jobs on the railroads.
D. requiring them to move to growing cities.
Mining, Ranching, and Farming
Chapter 14 Section 3 Pages 498 - 506
3 Minute Madness
How long do you think it took for word to spread throughout the country of gold’s discovery in California in 1848 List some ways that you think this information might have traveled.
How long would it take for this information to travel around the country today?
Setting the Scene
Turn to page 498 and read an excerpt from the diary of a Union Pacific Engineer.
Why do you think he feels there will be a time when THERE WILL BE NO WEST.
Essential Question
What were the effects of western settlement by miners, ranchers, and farmers?
Miners Western Settlement Ranchers Farmers
Miners Western Settlement Ranchers Farmers
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Created new wealth
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Changed the natural landscape
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Took Indian land
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Created boomtowns, left ghost towns
Miners Western Settlement Ranchers Farmers
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Created new wealth
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Changed the natural landscape
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Took Indian land
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Created boomtowns, left ghost towns
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Brought meat to eastern markets
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Slaughtered buffalo; took Indian land
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Created cow towns
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Encouraged railroad expansion
Miners Western Settlement Ranchers Farmers
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Created new wealth
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Changed the natural landscape
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Took Indian land
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Created boomtowns, left ghost towns
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Brought meat to eastern markets
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Slaughtered buffalo; took Indian land
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Created cow towns
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Encouraged railroad expansion
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Took over Indian land
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Made land productive
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Formed rural towns
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Lured new immigrants to the United States
Turn to page 503 and read the section Hardships for Homesteaders and answer the following questions
What is the difference between a dugout and a soddie?
Name 9 hardships that homesteaders faced?
What did many homesteaders do as a result of the difficult conditions?
The Ups and Downs of Homesteading on the Western Plains (7 min 40 sec)
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Test Question #1
Which statement best describes the lifestyle of homesteaders?
A. Homesteaders lived in isolation and avoided social contact.
B. Most women worked outside their homestead C. Homesteaders lived simple and secure lives.
D. Homesteaders often had to struggle even for the necessities.
Test Question #2
What was a negative impact of “bonanza” farms?
A. Output declined.
B. Farms got smaller.
C. Farms became disorganized.
D. Oversupply led to lower prices.
Test Question #1 - Answer
Which statement best describes the lifestyle of homesteaders?
A. Homesteaders lived in isolation and avoided social contact.
B. Most women worked outside their homestead C. Homesteaders lived simple and secure lives.
D. Homesteaders often had to struggle even for the necessities.
Test Question #2 - Answer
What was a negative impact of “bonanza” farms?
A. Output declined.
B. Farms got smaller.
C. Farms became disorganized.
D. Oversupply led to lower prices.
Populism
Chapter 14 Section 4 Pages 507 - 512
3 Minute Madness
Why do you think stores and service industries accept paper money or coins in return for goods and services?
What types of steps does the government take today to ensure the strength of the country’s economy?
Setting the Scene
Turn to page 507 and meet Washington Gladden, a Congregational minister, and hear him describe the plight of the farmer in 1890.
Essential Question
What were the effects of the economic instability that existed in the United States from 1870-1900?
Panic of 1873 Bank failures Economic Instability Low crop prices Rising debt Unstable currency Unstable prices
Reasons for Populism
Farmers went into increasing debt. Wanted help from the national government.
•Money was an issue. Gold became U.S. standard, farmers liked silver Farmers formed alliances to demand change
Populists: The People's Party
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Turn to page 512,read Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” answer the following questions:
What problem did the 1896 election focus on?
Who gave the
Cross of Gold Speech
and to whom did it appeal?
Who won the election of 1896? Why did factory workers fear free silver?
Test Question #1
Which one of the following was a major complaint of farmers in the late 1800s?
a. activities of the Grange b. runaway inflation c. rising crop prices d. high tariffs on manufactured goods
Test Question #2
Farmers’ Alliances called for a. putting more money into circulation.
b. opening American markets to foreign crops.
c. cutting back on protests.
d. repealing the Sherman Silver Purchase Act.
Test Question #1 - Answer
Which one of the following was a major complaint of farmers in the late 1800s?
a. activities of the Grange b. runaway inflation c. rising crop prices
d. high tariffs on manufactured goods
Test Question #2 - Answer
Farmers’ Alliances called for
a. putting more money into circulation.
b. opening American markets to foreign crops.
c. cutting back on protests.
d. repealing the Sherman Silver Purchase Act.