THE WEST TRANSFORMED(1860-1896)By Clam & Dans

MINING & RAILROADSCivil War Ova!Nation turned its attention to Western FrontierWestern FrontierMississippi River to Pacific OceanPrairies, mountains, forestsHome of Mexican Settlers & Native AmericansGreat American DesertAmericans thought crops couldnt grow thurrRailroad builders And MinersMade the west a vital part of the nations economy

BOOM AND BUSTThe Comstock LodeGold in Sierra, NevadaBlue mud is Silva$300 MilsThe Boom Boom Pow SpreadsMontana, Idaho, South DakotaSold Mining Rights$11,000 and Dos MuleysBig Boom Boom BusinessBoomtown lifeTent citiesBoom Boom Pow Town StoresMujeresARRIBA!, foreign miners!Frontier JusticeVigilantesSheriffs, Marshalls, and JudgesBoom Boom Town to Ghost Town

THE RAILROAD BOOMAid to RailroadsSubsidiesFederal loansSpanning the ContinentTranscontinental railroadCentral Pacific & Union PacificWorkersHarsh conditionsMay 10, 1869- Promontory, UtahAnd Janks Birfdayyy! Ooo^OOO!Effects of the RailroadsNevada, Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Idaho, and South Dakota.

NATIVE AMERICANS STRUGGLE TO SURVIVEMining and railroadsBrought people to the westBooming regionNative Americans struggled to survive

PEOPLE OF THE PLAINSLife in TransitionGathering wild foods, hunting, and fishingTravoisTepeesBuffalos = muy importante!Division of LaborsWomens rolesMens roles

BROKEN TREATIESFort Laramine Treaty1851Permanent settlement for government protectionSand Creek MassacrePikes PeakColonel John Chivington vs. CheyennesThere will be no white flag above myyyyy door!Buffalo SoldiersAfrican American Civil War veteransFought and captured banditsEnd of the BuffaloCyaaa buffy!

LAST STAND FOR CUSTER AND THE SIOUXReservationsInidan tribes moved to reservations to Okie.Dakota..Sitting Bull and Crazy HorseLittle BighoreGeorgey porgey CusterSioux and CheyennesCyaa Custer & Co.

OTHER EFFORTS AT RESISTANCEThe Nez PercesChief Josephs fleeNez Perces fled to CanadaThe NavajosNavajo long walkDisease and hungaThe ApachesGERONIMOOOOO!The Ghost DanceTrance, dreamlikeAncient buffalo and ancestors return, whiteys leaveSioux flee to safetyBattle of Wounded Knee

THE FAILURE OF REFORMCalls for ReformSusette La FlescheHelen Hunt JacksonA century of DishonorAlice FletcherThe Dawes ActEnd Native American wanderingCreate farmersSet-up schoolsFAIL

THE CATTLE KINGDOMRanchersCreated a cattle industryBeef all ova tha nation!

THE RISE OF THE CATTLE INDUSTRYMeans and MarketsOpen rangeProtein-rich BEEFThe Long DrivesCattle driveTwo to three monfthsChisholm TrailGoodnight Loving Trail

LIFE ON THE TRAILA Risky RideCowhandsRisky Buisness.. oOo!Natural DiastersLittle paySpanish RootsVaqueroSombreroLasso!1/3 MEX

THE WILD WESTCow TownsJoseph McCoyAbilene, Kansas- Cow townDance halls, saloons, hotels, restaurantsDruken brawls!Wild, Wild West!The Myth of the WestViolence, adventure, and endless opportunityBuffalo Bill CodyAnnie OakleyMyth, BUSTED.

BOOM AND BUST IN THE CATTLE KINGDOMThe Cattle BoomHigh profitsMeaty!Disease- freeThe Boom EndsScorching summersFrigid wintersEconomic Depression = we no want beefy. Sheep competitionBoom Boom Pow ends

FARMING IN THE WESTRanchers & CowhandsBuilding the cattle kingdomFarmersFlooding into the great plains

HOMESTEADINGHomestead Act1862160- acre plot, if resided on for five yearsHomesteadersNot overly successfulRailroads Promote FarmingWestern railroad shippingRecruit settlers

A HARD LIFE ON THE PLAINSBusting SodSod used for housing and farmingNew Farming MethodsJohn DeereDrills, Windmills, fences, barbed wireFarm FamiliesMen laboredChildren animales & choresWomen house keeping, harvesting, educating, nursing.ExodustersAfrican Americans believed they were like Jews fleeing slavery in Egypt.The Spanish SouthwestRicos! Cha cha cha.

A LAST RUSH FOR LANDBoomers and SoonersOklahoma CityClaim 2 Million acresSneaky peatsThe Frontier Closes1890No mas land

FARMERS ORGANIZECrisis on the FarmLow grain pricesLoansLoss of landOh hot debt, I havent paid it yWilliam Jennings Bryanet!Cooperatives and Political PartiesNational GrangeFarmers AllianceFarm CooperativesPopulist PartyThe Election of 1896Populist supported Democrat William Jennings BryanBankers and Business owners back William McKinley

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Sources"National Grange." The National Grange. 18 May 2009 . "Teaching With Documents: The Homestead Act of 1862." The National Archives. 18 May 2009 . Davidson. America History of Our Nation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice, 2009. 1850s, the late, and thousands of gold seekers were doubling. "The Comstock Lode." Welcome to Calliope.... 18 May 2009