Closing the West
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Closing the West
Conquering America'sFrontier
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Frederick Jackson Turner’s Frontier Thesis“American social development has been continually beginning over again on the frontier. This perennial rebirth, this fluidity of American life, this expansion westward with its new opportunities, its continuous touch with the simplicity of primitive society, furnish the forces dominating American character....In the crucible of the frontier the immigrants were Americanized, liberated, and fused into a mixed race, English in neither nationality nor characteristics...."
Believed that the frontier was the basis of the American identity – self-reliance, innovation, adaptation, independence, and opportunity
The frontier is unique to America
Closing the Frontier
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American West, American Football
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‘49ers Strike Gold!
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Don’t work harder,Work SMARTER!
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When life hands you lemons,make lemonade!
...And then SELL IT!
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Boom Town to Ghost Town
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Calico – A local California Ghost Town
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Home on the Range
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How they got there
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The Homestead Act: Citizens could claim 160 acres of government land west of the MississippiPay a small filing feeMust improve the landMust build a dwellingAfter five years, the land became
theirs, free of charge.
The Homestead Act - 1862
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A famous Homestead Certificate
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Sodbusters
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Sodbusters!
• What features make a sod house look like a regular house?
• Why was this type of structure popular for pioneers to build as their homes?
• What possible problems may arise for sodbusters out on the plains?
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The Buffalo’s Replacement
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Chisholm Trail – The “Long Drive”
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TranscontinentalRailroad
Central Pacific
Union Pacific
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Solving the “Indian Problem”The Indian Wars
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White settlers clashed with local tribes over land and customs
Treaties were signed that began the reservation systemNot signed by real “chief”Cheated out of compensation promised to
them
A Clash of Cultures
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Battle of Little Bighorn (AKA: Custer’s Last Stand)Battle against a united
Sioux nationLed by “Crazy Horse”
and “Sitting Bull” Refused to go to the
reservation.U.S. Army crushed by
Indian forcesOne of the few Indian
victories
The Indian Wars
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Nez PerceLed by Chief JosephFled placement on the
reservationCaught and defeated at
the Battle of Bear Paw40% died once on the
reservation“From where the sun now stands I will fight no more Forever.” - Chief JosephApache
Geronimo – fierce fighterCaught and made a
“prisoner of war” by the U.S. Government
The Indian Wars
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The “Ghost Dance” Sioux tribe religious dance Celebrated a hoped-for
where whites would be cast out of Indian lands
Prompted the Battle of Wounded KneeNot a battle but a massacre:
200+ Indians were killed, essentially killed for dancing.
This marked the end of the Indian Wars.
The end of the Trail for the Indians
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Ramona – Helen Hunt Jackson
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The Dawes Act Gave each head of
household 160 acres of reservation land for farming
Citizenship could be earned after 25 years
Meant to kill the Indian way of life
Carlisle Indian School:Boarding schools
where Indian children were taught white culture
“Kill the Indian, save the child”
Americanization
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Towns of 5,000 people sprang up almost overnight
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OUTLAWS, LAWMEN, AND ENTERTAINERS
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Outlaws, Lawmen, and Entertainers
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Outlaws, Lawmen, and Entertainers
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Outlaws, Lawmen, and Entertainers
“I’m your huckleberry”
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"Neither snow, nor rain, nor
heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of
their appointed rounds"
The Pony Express
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Wild West Medicine