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Alan Brinkley,Alan Brinkley,AMERICAN HISTORY AMERICAN HISTORY 13/e13/e

Chapter Sixteen: Chapter Sixteen: The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West

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Chapter Sixteen: Chapter Sixteen:

The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West

IntroductionIntroduction Myth and RealityMyth and Reality

Cowboy of the West (The Palma Collection / Getty Images)

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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West The Societies of the Far WestThe Societies of the Far West

– The Western TribesThe Western Tribes Caste SystemCaste System Pueblo TribesPueblo Tribes Plains IndiansPlains Indians Most WidespreadMost Widespread Sioux, ArapahoSioux, Arapaho Pawnee, CheyennePawnee, Cheyenne Economic Economic

Importance of Importance of the Buffalothe Buffalo

Indian Indian WeaknessesWeaknesses

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Buffalo Runners (Library of Congress)

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– Hispanic New MexicoHispanic New Mexico Taos Indian Rebellion-1847Taos Indian Rebellion-1847 U.S. Military PrevailsU.S. Military Prevails Territorial Govt. Est. in 1850Territorial Govt. Est. in 1850 Hispanic Hispanic

ResistanceResistance

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Taos, New Mexico (Royalty Free / CORBIS)

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– Hispanic California and TexasHispanic California and Texas Decline of Mission SocietyDecline of Mission Society Californios Lost Most of Their Land-1840sCalifornios Lost Most of Their Land-1840s Pico RiveraPico Rivera Olvera Street Olvera Street Declining Status of HispanicsDeclining Status of Hispanics Juan CortinaJuan Cortina

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Governor Pio Pico

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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West The Societies of the Far WestThe Societies of the Far West

– The Chinese MigrationThe Chinese Migration RacismRacism ““Coolies”Coolies” Anti-Chinese HostilityAnti-Chinese Hostility Chinese Indentured ServantsChinese Indentured Servants Building the Building the

Transcontinental RailroadTranscontinental Railroad Cheap LaborCheap Labor Establishment of Establishment of

“Chinatowns”“Chinatowns” San Francisco-1870sSan Francisco-1870s Chinese TongsChinese Tongs Early Chinatown

(Library of Congress)

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– Anti-Chinese SentimentsAnti-Chinese Sentiments Anti-Coolie ClubsAnti-Coolie Clubs Chinese Exclusion Act-1882Chinese Exclusion Act-1882 Chinese ResistanceChinese Resistance

A Chinese Family in San Francisco

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– Migration from the EastMigration from the East Homestead ActHomestead Act Government Government

AssistanceAssistance Utah, ColoradoUtah, Colorado Nebraska, South DakotaNebraska, South Dakota

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Norwegian Settlers in 1890s (Library of Congress)

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The Changing Western EconomyThe Changing Western Economy– Labor in the WestLabor in the West

Limited Social MobilityLimited Social Mobility Racially StratifiedRacially Stratified

Working ClassWorking Class

-Western Industries-Western Industries

Immigrant Orange Pickers in

Los Angeles (Library of Congress)

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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West The Changing Western EconomyThe Changing Western Economy

– The Arrival of the MinersThe Arrival of the Miners Life Cycle of a Mining BoomLife Cycle of a Mining Boom Region’s 1Region’s 1stst Econ. Boom Econ. Boom Comstock Lode-SilverComstock Lode-Silver Boomtown LifeBoomtown Life Gender ImbalanceGender Imbalance Domestic TasksDomestic Tasks

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San Francisco, 1852 (Library of Congress)

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Mining Towns, 1848-1863

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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West The Changing Western EconomyThe Changing Western Economy

– The Cattle KingdomThe Cattle Kingdom Mexican OriginsMexican Origins Saddles, SpursSaddles, Spurs Lariats, ChapsLariats, Chaps Chisholm TrailChisholm Trail Abilene, KansasAbilene, Kansas Competition withCompetition with

FarmersFarmers Political Gains Political Gains

for Womenfor Women

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Cowboys on a “Long Drive” (Library of Congress)

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The Romance of the WestThe Romance of the West– The Western LandscapeThe Western Landscape

““Rocky Mountain School”Rocky Mountain School”

Panorama of Lake Chelan WA, 1908 (Library of Congress)

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Mountain Valley (Royalty-Free / CORBIS)

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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West The Romance of the WestThe Romance of the West

– The Cowboy CultureThe Cowboy Culture Myth of the CowboyMyth of the Cowboy

– The Idea of the FrontierThe Idea of the Frontier Romantic Image of the WestRomantic Image of the West Frederic RemingtonFrederic Remington

– Frederick Jackson TurnerFrederick Jackson Turner Turner’s Frontier ThesisTurner’s Frontier Thesis ““The Significance of the Frontier in American History”The Significance of the Frontier in American History” Americans DistinctiveAmericans Distinctive

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““The existence of an area of free land, its The existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession and the advance of continuous recession and the advance of settlement westward, explain American settlement westward, explain American Development.”Development.”

Frederick Jackson TurnerFrederick Jackson Turner

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The Romance of the WestThe Romance of the West– The Loss of UtopiaThe Loss of Utopia

Psychological LossPsychological Loss

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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West The Dispersal of the IndiansThe Dispersal of the Indians

– White Tribal PoliciesWhite Tribal Policies ““Concentration” PolicyConcentration” Policy Defined ReservationsDefined Reservations Federal PolicyFederal Policy ““Wards” of the PresidentWards” of the President Poorly Administered ReservationsPoorly Administered Reservations Decimation of the BuffaloDecimation of the Buffalo Destruction of Plains IndiansDestruction of Plains Indians White SettlementWhite Settlement

Hunting Bison on the Plains (Library of Congress)

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– The Indian WarsThe Indian Wars Indian ResistanceIndian Resistance Sand Creek Massacre-1864Sand Creek Massacre-1864 ““Indian Hunting”Indian Hunting” Battle of Little Bighorn-1876Battle of Little Bighorn-1876 Short-lived victoryShort-lived victory Chief Joseph-Nez PerceChief Joseph-Nez Perce Geronimo-1886Geronimo-1886 ““Ghost Dance”-Plains IndiansGhost Dance”-Plains Indians Wounded Knee-1890Wounded Knee-1890 U.S. Military Massacred 200 NativesU.S. Military Massacred 200 Natives

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Chief Little Crow, 1851 (Library of Congress)

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– The Dawes Act-1887The Dawes Act-1887 AssimilationAssimilation U.S. Believed it was Saving the NativesU.S. Believed it was Saving the Natives

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The Rise and Decline of the Western FarmerThe Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer– Farming on the PlainsFarming on the Plains

Key Role of the RailroadKey Role of the Railroad Barbed WireBarbed Wire DroughtDrought Hard Times for FarmersHard Times for Farmers

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Drought (© Creatas/ PunchStock)

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Map of the Northern Pacific Railroad (Royalty-Free / CORBIS)

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The Rise and Decline of the Western FarmerThe Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer– Commercial AgricultureCommercial Agriculture

Consequences of OverproductionConsequences of Overproduction

– The Farmers’ GrievancesThe Farmers’ Grievances Farmers’ GrievancesFarmers’ Grievances

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The Rise and Decline of the Western FarmerThe Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer– The Agrarian MalaiseThe Agrarian Malaise

IsolationIsolation

Oregon Barn

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Patterns of Popular Culture:Patterns of Popular Culture:

The Wild West ShowThe Wild West Show

Poster for Buffalo Bill’s

Wild West Show (Library of Congress)

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Where Historians Disagree:Where Historians Disagree:

The “Frontier” and the WestThe “Frontier” and the West

Los Angeles, 1877 (Royalty-Free /CORBIS)

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