Westward Migration

11.2 Students analyze the relationship among the rise of industrialization, large-scale rural-to-urban migration, and massive immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe.

Unit 2: Industrialization, Immigration and Reform HOT ROC: How did the rise

of industry impact the founding ideals?

New Vocab for today:

Frontier Migration Indigenous

Analyze 4 Groups in the West: opportunities and challenges Create a chart for

1. Miners 2. Native Americans

(156-157) 3. Exodusters (159) 4. The Populists (160-161)

Define who the group was and then identify opportunities and challenges they faced in the frontier.

Which ideal most closely fits each group’s experience?

Group Opportunities Challenges

Miners & Ranchers

Native Americans

Exodusters

Populists

Boomers and Sooners How did people settle on previously restricted

territory? (homesteading) Sold first-come Sold by bid Won by lottery Land run

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ycMhMM2UFs&feature=youtu.be

*The settlers, no matter how they acquired occupancy, purchased the land from the United States Land Office.