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The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution. Chapter 26. Clash of Cultures on the Plains. Advancing white pioneers in the Plains Treaties of Fort Laramie and Fort Atkinson . Receding Native Population. Savage Indian Wars Sand Creek Massacre  George Custer  Chief Joseph 

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The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution

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  1. The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution Chapter 26

  2. Clash of Cultures on the Plains • Advancing white pioneers in the Plains • Treaties of Fort Laramie and Fort Atkinson 

  3. Receding Native Population • Savage Indian Wars • Sand Creek Massacre  • George Custer  • Chief Joseph  • Toughest Native Americans to subdue 

  4. Receding Native Population • Taming of Indians by • Massacre of • Helen Hunt Jackson 

  5. Receding Native Population • Dawes Severalty Act • Tribes were not • There was no • Created • Set up

  6. Mining Industry • Major mining operations in • Led to the rise of • Age of

  7. Cattle Industry • Organized drives led by the • Industry suffered from • Led to

  8. Homestead Act • Allowed people to acquire land by • Land was mostly found • Development of the West through

  9. Homestead Act • 100th meridian split the land into • Dry farming 

  10. Expansion of Land • 1870’s – 1890’s population boom in the West  • Frederick Jackson Turner 

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