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Slide 2 Native Americans By Megan Plank Slide 3 Facts In North America there were hundreds of cultures in different tribes. All native tribes have some things in common, for example all the tribes lived off the land by gathering food in earliest times and planting crops later in history. Slide 4 More facts They all hunted and finally domesticated animals. The first people who lived in North America were either called American Indians, Native Americans or First Nations People. Slide 5 What did they eat? The most important food they ate was corn, or what they called it, maize. They ate maize at a special time of year and for that period of time maize is all they ate apart from beans. They also liked: Avocados And papayas. This is surprising, but they actually made chocolate to eat, not to sell. Slide 6 Lifestyle Changes The main way they changed over the years is how they got food. In the earliest tribes gathered and hunted food like deer, birds and acorns. But later in history, they started to farm crops and make food like chocolate and food like that. Slide 7 Weapons Bow and arrows were the main weapon used for hunting because you didnt need to get close to the animal. They also used spears because they were easy to aim and very long. Daggers were good to use because they are small so the prey wouldnt see them and they are accurate as well. Slide 8 Slide 9 Wild west By Holly and Bethany Slide 10 Saloons A saloon is a kind of bar particular to the wild west. Saloons offered a wide range of games like poker, brag and dice games. Entertainment in saloons included girls dancing to woo the boys. New games were added so the owners could make more money. Slide 11 Slide 12 Jesse Woodson Jesse Woodson was a celebrity in the Wild West. He has become a legend since his death. He was shot in the back of his head on April 3 rd 1882 by his own trusted friend Robert Ford! Slide 13 Billy the kid Billy the Kid was the most famous outlaw. He was also known as William,Bonney or Henry. He lived for 21 years and for each year of his life he killed one person! Slide 14 Slide 15 Wild West Clothes BY KAI AND AIDEN Slide 16 HATS In the early days the Bowler Hat was worn more than the Slouch Hat. Bowler Hat Slouch Hat Slide 17 COATS Coats were mainly made of leather with large buttons. Slide 18 BOOTS There are two basic styles of cowboy boots WESTERN and CLASSIC. Slide 19 Cowboys Action shooting By Anthony Slide 20 Cowboy Action Shooting Cowboy Action Shooting is a competitive shooting sport. Cowboy Action Shooting is now practiced in many places with several sanctioning organizations including the Single Action Shooting Society, Western Action Shooters Association and National Congress of Old West Shooter, as well as others in the USA and in other countries. Slide 21 Guns Used in Action shooting Slide 22 C owboy Shootout Cowboy Action Shooting is a competitive sport. Slide 23 Slide 24 Wild west facts By Emily & Amy Food & Outlaw Facts By Emily and Amy. Slide 25 Food Wild west style Food Facts Wild West style! Slide 26 What people ate in the wild west? They ate dried-fresh meat, soup, chilly, beans, hard cheese, dried fruit and biscuits. They also drunk coffee. What did people eat in the Wild West? They ate dried-fresh meat, soup, chilli, beans, hard cheese, dried fruit and biscuits. They also drunk coffee. Slide 27 Meat facts Meat provided protein and energy for a day of hard work. Cowboys often ate the meat fresh. A treat for a cowboy was fresh meat from hunting. Slide 28 Hard Cheese Facts Cheese was rationed. It was often given to cowboys by their employers. They dipped it in a wax called paraffin so it could last for months without spoiling its high fat and salt content. Slide 29 Fruit Facts Cowboys ate a lot of dried fruit. Apples, raisins and apricots were the most common fruit. Berries and prunes weren't eaten often. They also put dried fruit in water and then they put them on their dessert. Slide 30 Outlaws Slide 31 Jame s Miller He killed 12 people during gun fights. He wore a black coat during the night and he was killed by an angry mob because he killed a former deputy. Slide 32 James Averell James Averell was in the military.He shot a man while riding a buffalo. He was NEVER found. Slide 33 The Bloody Espinosas The gang called the Bloody Espinosas were all cousins from Mexico. They killed six of their family members! Slide 34 Isaac Ike Black Isaac Black was mainly known as being a robber. He stole cattle in Kansas. He also made up a gang with Zip Wyatt and they robbed banks together! This is his unmarked grave. Slide 35 Slide 36 Slide 37 The Pony Express By Connor M, Aman Rahman And Matthew Smith Slide 38 The Pony Express was a mail service that took mail from the East to California. But later an invention called the telegraph (which sent Morse code, a type of language) sent messages through wire quicker than the Pony Express, so slowly the Pony Express went out of business. The inventor of the telegraph, Dr.David was very happy when the Pony Express failed as it meant more business for him. Slide 39 Facts Operated for only 18 months. Riders were paid $100 to $125 per month. Riders had to weigh less than 125 lbs (56.699 kg). Approximately 650,000 miles were travelled. Slide 40 Slide 41 Slide 42 Slide 43 The Western Saloon By Megan Payne Slide 44 What was a saloon? A saloon is a bar from the Wild West. They sold drinks we know now such as whiskey, beer and wine. They also sold drinks called ol red eye, firehouse, black buck and cowhand. Customers used to eat bread and beans with their drinks. Slide 45 What it was like in the saloon? In the saloon it was dusty and gross! It was filled with bad guys The walls in the saloon were dull coloured - brown and black. Slide 46 Famous People from the Wild West By Lauren Ground Slide 47 Slide 48 Wild Bill Hickok Wild Bill is remembered for the cards he was holding when he was shot dead - a pair of black aces and a pair of black eights. Since then in poker those cards are the known as the dead man's hand. His skills was as a gunfighter and a gambler. Slide 49 Annie Oakley Annie Oakley was an American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter. August 13, 1860-November 3, 1926 Slide 50 Belle Starr Belle Starr was famous for Rustling (horse stealing and bootlegging (smuggling) whiskey. Her birth name was Myra Belle Shirley Reed Starr. February 5, 1848 - February 3, 1889 Slide 51 Bill Pickett Bill Pickett was a cowboy, rodeo, and Wild West show performer. He invented Bulldogging where he had to grab the horns of cattle and wrestle them to the ground. Bill was killed by a horse that kicked him in the head ! Slide 52 Slide 53 Slide 54 The Sundance Kid Billy The Kid Thomas Coleman Younger Sam Bass Famous outlaws of the wild west By Daniel and Liam Slide 55 Thomas Coleman Younger January 15 th 1844 - March 21 st 1916 Cole Youngers life changed forever after his dad was murdered by a Union soldier called Captain Walley. Mr Younger gave Walley a severe beating for making advances on his daughter (Coles sister) which led to him being killed in retaliation! After the murder of his father, Thomas Coleman Younger joined the Confederate Army and an outlaw! He later became a Christian and renounced his criminal past. He died peacefully 4 years later, with 11 bullets still embedded in his body from various gunfights! Slide 56 Slide 57 Sam Bass July 21st,1851 -July 21st,1878 Sam Bass started out an honest man. After running away from his abusive (nasty) uncle who raised him, he went to work in a sawmill in Mississippi. His dream was to be a cowboy and he eventually made his way to Texas. Sam Bass and his gang went up north in 1876. One and half years later Sam Bass and his gang robbed the Union Pacific gold train from San Francisco, stealing over $60,000! To this day this is the largest single robbery of the Union Pacific railway. 2 years later he was wounded by Texas Rangers on the way to rob a small bank in Round Rock. He died two days later on his 27th birthday. Slide 58 Slide 59 The Sundance Kid (Henry Longabaugh) earned his nickname when he was caught and convicted of horse thievery in a town called Sundance in Wyoming. Despite his reputation as a gunfighter, it is not certain he actually killed anyone! Some believe he was killed in a shootout in Bolivia. Others say he returned to the states, changed his name to William Henry Long, and lived in a small town called Duchesne. The Sundance Kid 1867 6 November 1908 Slide 60 Slide 61 Billy the Kid November 23, 1859 July 14, 1881 There is no outlaw more legendary than Billy the Kid. Countless books, movies, and songs have been written about his life, but the reality was not quite as great. It has been said that he killed 21 people, one for each year of his life, but facts suggest he was probably only responsible for four! In 1877, he went to work as a cattle guard for rancher, John Tunstall. Tunstall was embroiled in a bitter dispute with the local merchants Lawrence Murphy and James Dolan and sent to jail. After a daring escape from jail, and a few years on the run, he was shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett while hiding out in a friends home. Many think he was probably killed but his body was never found. Over the years, several people claimed to be Billy the Kid, but the chance that he survived the shooting are highly unlikely. Slide 62 Slide 63 ` Slide 64 Outlaws By Matthew Rouse Slide 65 Slide 66 Thomas Coleman Younger D.O.B: 15 January 1844 Occupation: Army recruiter. Bank and train robber. First kill: 18 years old He had 14 children! Slide 67 Thomas Coleman Younger was shot in the eye during a robbery. BeforeAfter That must have hurt! Slide 68 Slide 69 Cherokee Bill D.O.B: 8 th February 1876 Conviction: Murder Punishment: Hung (aged 20) One sister: Georgia Two brothers: Clarence and Luther Slide 70 When Cherokee Bill was robbing a post office he shot a painter in the eye which forced the eye to come out of his skull! Ooooh! Messy! Slide 71 4 WILD WOMEN OF THE WILD WEST By Ayse and Sinead Slide 72 The Home-Wrecker Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt (1854 1935) was born in Oshkosh,Wisconsin and was known as the best dressed woman in the Wild West. She was married 3 times which in olden days was very scandalous, particularly because her last husband was a politician who was 24 years older than her! Slide 73 The Gambler Lottie Denos real name was Charlotte. She became a famous gambler after gaining her gambling skills from her father. Slide 74 The Driver The Driver was called Charley Parkhurst. He was known as one of the greatest stagecoach drivers of the old west. When he died people were shocked to discover that he was actually a woman! Slide 75 The Blackjack Dealer Eleanor Dumont was a Blackjack Dealer who was also called Madame Moustache. Rumour has it that when she was young, she was regarded as exceedingly beautiful! Slide 76 Slide 77 Wild West Drink by Ben Summers Slide 78 Drink The cowboys and cowgirls loved a drink at their local saloon. Most of the drink in the Wild West was home brewed as they could not ship alcohol easily until the railway was made. People helped the saloons brew their drinks. For example wine was made with berries. Slide 79 Saloons were also inns where people could sleep, but you needed a reservation. Cowboys were entertained by dancing girls. The name Saloon comes from an Indian term for a barber shop. Saloons Slide 80 What they drunk The cowboys of the Wild West drunk whiskey and other spirits as well as beer. Slide 81 Slide 82 By Blake The top 3 outlaws Slide 83 Billy the kid outlaws There is no outlaw more legendary then Billy the Kid. Countless books, movies, and songs have been written about his life, but the reality was not quite as sensational. Often portrayed as a cold-blooded killer, he entered a life of crime out of necessity, not malice. People who knew him personally called him brave, resourceful honest, and full of laughter. Slide 84 Jesse James Jesse James was born in Missouri, and along with his brother, Frank, was a fighter during the Civil War. After the war, the James boys joined the Younger brothers and formed the James-Younger Gang. Together, they robbed banks, stagecoaches, and trains. In 1869, the gang held up the Davies County Saving in Gallatin, Missouri. Jesse shot and killed a clerk, believing him to be someone else. Slide 85 John Wesley The son of a Methodist preacher, he was named after the founder of the Methodist faith. When he was only 14 years old, he stabbed a boy for taunting him. A year later, he was playfully wrestling with an ex-slave named Mage. He scratched Mages face, and the next day, Mage hid on a path and attacked Hardin in retaliation. Hardin fired three warning shots, but when Mage didnt back off, Hardin was forced to shoot him in self-defense. Mage died as a result. Slide 86 Cowboys By Ben Goldsmith Slide 87 A Cowboy in the wild west had to be very reliable because they had to look after the cattle. The job was hard and could be quite uncomfortable. It was also quite dangerous because cattle could trample cowboys to death in a stampede. Slide 88 There were other dangers such as Indians and rough weather. Cowboys slept in Bunkhouses Slide 89 They wore the Stetson hat to protect themselves from the sun. The hat would also be used as a bowl. Cowboys wore chaps to protect their legs. Sometimes cowboys used their rifles to kill cows that were badly injured. Slide 90 Cowboys played an important role in the settling of the west. Ranching was a big industry and cowboys helped to run the ranches Slide 91 Slide 92 C LOTHES IN THE W ILD W EST By Katie Slide 93 C LOTHES Western wear is made for men and women. Western clothes can be very informal, with a t-shirt, blue jeans, cowboy hat, a leather belt and cowboy boots. Slide 94 C OWBOY H ATS This hat is made out of felt but you can also get straw cowboy hats. Everyone wore hats because it was always humid. Slide 95 C ATTLE K ATE Cattle Kate handmade western clothing for women and men. She and her teammates worked quickly for their orders. Slide 96 Slide 97 Native Americans By Charley Poulton Slide 98 The first people to live in north America The first people to live in North America would have been called American Indians, Native Americans or First nations people. All of the Native American tribes had some things in common. They lived off the land by gathering food in the earliest times and then planting crops later in history. Once they began planting crops, they were able to begin creating villages that were permanent. Slide 99 Weapons Striking WeaponsPiercing Weapons Stone & wooden clubsSpears The war hatchet Lances The gunstock war club Atlatl (Spear thrower) The pipe tomahawk Bow and arrow Cutting WeaponsSymbolic Weapons KnivesMedicine shields An Atlatl A gunstock war club Slide 100 What did the native Americans eat? They gathered and ate many food such as: They also hunted many different animals E.G: Deer Fish Rabbits Fowl (birds) Acorns! Seaweed. And they would make chocolate and eat it instead of sell it Slide 101 What did the Native Americans live in? Wigwams Wigwams (also called wickiup) were a type of house which Native American tribes used to live in. Some could be made out of sticks Teepees A teepee (also called tepee or tipi) is a conical tent, traditionally made of animal skins, and wooden poles. This is a model of one. Slide 102 FAMOUS COWBOYS BY C HLOE AND K AYLEIGH Slide 103 4 most Famous cowboys Wild Bill Hickok Tom Horn Captain Bill McDonald Ella Watson Slide 104 FACTS ABOUT WILD BILL HICKOK He was a sheriff in the American west. He was murdered in a field. He died on August the 2 nd, 1876. Slide 105 F ACTS ABOUT TOM HORN He was famous for being fierce in the old west. He was hung for his crimes. He died in Cheyenne, Wyoming in the United States. Slide 106 F ACTS ABOUT CAPTAIN BILL M C D ONALD He was famous because he invented the law. He died in Wichita falls, Texas, United States. He died on July 15 th 1918. Slide 107 F ACTS ABOUT E LLA W ATSON Ellen Watson was was better known as Cattle Kate. She was an outlaw of the old west. She died by lynching (hanging) on July 20 th 1889 Slide 108 Slide 109 By Connor Tipple Busting wild western myths since 23/06/14 Slide 110 I N THE W ILD W EST Some things in movies about the Wild West are and arent true. Everybody knows that people in the past were insane. They wore funny hats, used words like "wherefore," and don't get us started on the pants! Slide 111 D O YOU KNOW YOUR ANCESTORS ? Some of the historic rumours we love talking about again and again simply aren't true. As convenient as it may be to think of our ancestors as murder-happy torture enthusiasts, they were crazy, but they weren't that crazy. Slide 112 C AN Y OU B ELIEVE T HIS ! Black Bart, the Dalton Gang, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid all were famous for their daring robberies. In reality But in actual fact research can find evidence of only about eight true bank heists across 15 states in 40 years during the Wild West era! In 2010 there was a whopping 5,600 bank robberies in the USA!