“The Wild West” Mr. Bach Hudson High School United States History.
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““The Wild West”The Wild West”
Mr. BachHudson High SchoolUnited States History
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Surveying the WestSurveying the West
• Federal government surveys the Louisiana Purchase.
• Divides territory into 8x8 plots to be sold.
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Sodbusters!Sodbusters!
• Farmers use the steel plow to till the prairie.
• Must fight harsh prairie winters to make a living.
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Sooners (rather than Sooners (rather than later)later)
• Indian Territory (Oklahoma) opened to settlement by the Homestead Act.
• Oklahoma Land Rush
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Cattle KingdomsCattle Kingdoms
• Soil unsuitable for farming instead is used for grazing.
• Texas Longhorns – breed developed that thrives on the open range.
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End of the Open RangeEnd of the Open Range
• Barbed wire allows farmers and ranchers to mark off their respective lands
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Mining TownsMining Towns
• Discovery of gold and silver deposits in the West lures fortune seekers.
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Boom Town to Ghost Boom Town to Ghost TownTown
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Making $ from the Making $ from the MinersMiners
• Services that arose to support the miners became very profitable and led to more permanent communities.– San Francisco
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The Dime NovelsThe Dime Novels
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The Real WestThe Real West
Wild Bill HickockCalamity Jane