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1.1. Most railroads were located in the Northeast Most railroads were located in the Northeast and Midwest.and Midwest.

2.2. The railroad created the Eastern, Central, The railroad created the Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones.Mountain, and Pacific time zones.

3.3. The Union and Central Pacific were the first The Union and Central Pacific were the first railroads to connect the countryrailroads to connect the country

4.4. The Government gave free land and money The Government gave free land and money to railroad companies.to railroad companies.

Transcontinental RailroadTranscontinental Railroad

WhatWhat? A railroad connecting an entire continent. ? A railroad connecting an entire continent. (Union Pacific-Central Pacific)(Union Pacific-Central Pacific)

WhenWhen? 1863-1869? 1863-1869 WhereWhere? Connect at Promontory Point, Utah ? Connect at Promontory Point, Utah HowHow? Built with Government land grants (1 mile ? Built with Government land grants (1 mile

track = 20 acres of free land & $20,000 dollars)track = 20 acres of free land & $20,000 dollars)

Transcontinental RailroadTranscontinental RailroadGood Good or or Bad?Bad?

Moved goods and Moved goods and communication East to communication East to West (telegraph)West (telegraph)

Boomtowns-Boomtowns- Cities that Cities that grew overnightgrew overnight

Created need for oil, steel, Created need for oil, steel, coal, and woodcoal, and wood

Creates new states (Utah, Creates new states (Utah, Colorado, Nevada) Colorado, Nevada)

Pooling-Pooling- Setting high Setting high prices and splitting prices and splitting profitsprofits

Held more power than Held more power than the government.the government.

Led to near extinction Led to near extinction of the Buffalo for of the Buffalo for (skins & sport)(skins & sport)

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1.1. The subject of the map is Native American The subject of the map is Native American Reservations.Reservations.

2.2. Reservations were located in Arizona, Reservations were located in Arizona, Montana, and South DakotaMontana, and South Dakota

3.3. A reservation is land set aside for Indians by A reservation is land set aside for Indians by the government.the government.

4.4. Reservations were established by the Reservations were established by the government.government.

FreedmenFreedmen Plains IndiansPlains Indians

Plains IndiansPlains Indians1.1. Forced onto Forced onto

ReservationsReservations- - Land set aside for Native Americans by the U.S. Government

2. Bureau of Indian Affairs- Gov’t agency that gave money, food, medicine, and education

3.3. Assimilation- Assimilation- Forced change from one culture to another

4. Dawes Act- Gov’t law that tried to convert Indians to Farmers

5. Carlisle School- Penn. School that tried to make Natives “white”

6. Native rights found in treaties not amendments

AssimilationAssimilation

CHIEF JOSEPH

I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed. Looking Glass is dead. The old men are all dead. It is cold, and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are -- perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children, and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever.

Chief Joseph 1877Chief Joseph 1877

People on the PlainsPeople on the Plains1860-18901860-1890

1.1. MinersMiners

2.2. RanchersRanchers

3.3. HomesteadersHomesteaders

4.4. African AmericansAfrican Americans

MinersMiners Mined gold in Colorado and Nevada Prospectors- People who look for quick riches on

Gold and Silver Comstock Load- Huge supply of Gold found in

Nevada Vigilantes- Citizens that established laws and rules

RanchersRanchers

Created a “Cattle Kingdom” on the plains

Drove “Mavericks” Roaming cattle on the Plains

Lost lands due to settlers and barbed wire

RANCHERSRANCHERS

HomesteadersHomesteaders Homestead Act- 160

acres of “free” land if you farmed it for 5 years.

Built homes made of Sod and Roots (Sodbusters)

First females to vote in America (Wyoming)

“sooners”

African AmericansAfrican Americans

Exodusters- African Americans who moved to Kansas

Buffalo Soldiers- African Americans who became ranchers in the West

Plains Farmers (late 1800s)Plains Farmers (late 1800s)

ProblemsProblems SolutionsSolutions1.1. Faced high railroad & Faced high railroad &

grain storage ratesgrain storage rates

2.2. Too much land to farm Too much land to farm (160-250 acres)(160-250 acres)

3.3. Crop failure due to Crop failure due to winter/droughtwinter/drought

1. Asked the government to control rates (failed)

2. Machines: Tractor and Combine (heavy loans)

3. Russian Wheat survived plains weather

Steam TractorSteam Tractor 11stst Combine Combine

More Problems More Problems More Solutions More Solutions 4.4. Overproduction of Overproduction of

crops = low crop crops = low crop prices prices

5.5. Little to No voice in Little to No voice in governmentgovernment

4.4. Farmers Alliance-Farmers Alliance- group of farmers who group of farmers who split costs of farming split costs of farming (1870s)(1870s)

5. 5. Populist Party-Populist Party- “people’s party” “people’s party” political party that political party that represented Farmers represented Farmers and Industry Workersand Industry Workers

Populist Party BeliefsPopulist Party Beliefs1.1. Farmers and workers should uniteFarmers and workers should unite

2.2. The government should control the railroad, The government should control the railroad, telegraph, and telephone industriestelegraph, and telephone industries

3.3. The government should help workersThe government should help workers

4.4. Taxes should not be high for the workersTaxes should not be high for the workers

5.5. Land should be owned by AmericansLand should be owned by Americans

William J. BryanWilliam J. Bryan

A President…A President…

1.1. Should be…Should be…

2.2. Should hire…Should hire…

3.3. Should help America…Should help America…

4.4. Has important roles like…Has important roles like…

Westward Expansion Vocab.Westward Expansion Vocab.

Manifest DestinyManifest Destiny Transcontinental Transcontinental

RailroadRailroad FrontierFrontier Little Big HornLittle Big Horn Dawes ActDawes Act ReservationReservation Homestead ActHomestead Act

Comstock LoadComstock Load Buffalo SoldiersBuffalo Soldiers AssimilationAssimilation VigilantesVigilantes ExodustersExodusters SodbustersSodbusters ProspectorProspector Populist PartyPopulist Party

The West ReviewThe West Review

A vast open unsettled area of land A vast open unsettled area of land Little Big HornLittle Big Horn Doctor/Teacher/CaretakerDoctor/Teacher/Caretaker Chinese and Irish immigrantsChinese and Irish immigrants The Dawes ActThe Dawes Act They were build out of sodThey were build out of sod A railroad that expands an entire ContinentA railroad that expands an entire Continent

It offered the companies money and free land It offered the companies money and free land in the Westin the West

Reservations Reservations People that claimed lands before other settlersPeople that claimed lands before other settlers It charged them high rates and took landsIt charged them high rates and took lands For skins and sportFor skins and sport The Populist or “people’s party”The Populist or “people’s party”

For land, gold, new life, escape discrimination, For land, gold, new life, escape discrimination, and free landsand free lands

Coal, Lumber, Steel, and OilCoal, Lumber, Steel, and Oil They formed the farmers alliance and They formed the farmers alliance and

cooperatives to buy goods cheaplycooperatives to buy goods cheaply ExodustersExodusters Union and Central Pacific Union and Central Pacific

Offered 160 acres of land to settlers willing to Offered 160 acres of land to settlers willing to farm it for 5 yearsfarm it for 5 years

Could not find workers, weather, and Could not find workers, weather, and machines were expensivemachines were expensive

Promontory Point, UtahPromontory Point, Utah Plains IndiansPlains Indians William Jennings BryanWilliam Jennings Bryan

Fort Laramie Fort Laramie They are forced to change their way of lifeThey are forced to change their way of life

DefinitionsDefinitions

Plains the for who people farmed nickname Plains the for who people farmed nickname thethe

To cattle plains name the roaming given onTo cattle plains name the roaming given on Change people their forcing culture to Change people their forcing culture to Silver people quick of seeking riches gold andSilver people quick of seeking riches gold and Assimilate government help to Americans Assimilate government help to Americans

designed Native agencydesigned Native agency Hands own their into law take who people Hands own their into law take who people

Population explosive area an with in growthPopulation explosive area an with in growth Amount a one large gold area of in silverAmount a one large gold area of in silver Prices lower to bulk in buys that people of Prices lower to bulk in buys that people of

group a group a Farmers that together Western and Southern Farmers that together Western and Southern

joined to lower their costsjoined to lower their costs