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The Western Frontier

The Western Frontier. A. Settlers B. The Mining Frontier C. The Indian Wars D. Cowboys E. Sodbusters F. Western Culture G. The Closing of the Frontier (1890). Westward Expansion. Settlers of the West. EXODUSTERS. The Mining Frontier. Some Famous Mines.

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The Western Frontier

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  1. The Western Frontier A. Settlers B. The Mining Frontier C. The Indian Wars D. Cowboys E. Sodbusters F. Western Culture G. The Closing of the Frontier (1890)

  2. Westward Expansion

  3. Settlers of the West

  4. EXODUSTERS

  5. The Mining Frontier

  6. Some Famous Mines Started with Sutter’s Mill- California 1849

  7. Some Famous Mines Started with Sutter’s Mill- California 1849 Central City Colorado- 1859

  8. Some Famous Mines Started with Sutter’s Mill- California 1849 Central City Colorado- 1859 Comstock Lode- Va. City, Nev.- 1859

  9. Some Famous Mines Started with Sutter’s Mill- California 1849 Central City Colorado- 1859 Comstock Lode- Va. City, Nev.- 1859 Deadwood, S.D.- 1875

  10. Some Famous Mines Started with Sutter’s Mill- California 1849 Central City Colorado- 1859 Comstock Lode- Va. City, Nev.- 1859 Deadwood, S.D.- 1875 Cripple Creek, Colorado- 1891

  11. Native Americans

  12. Battle of the Little Big Horn-1874

  13. General G.A. Custer

  14. Sioux Chief Sitting Bull

  15. Nez Perce Chief Joseph

  16. Ghost Dance Uprising Started with the Ghost Dance- religious ceremony Participants were supposed to be immune to white men’s bullets Sitting Bull killed by Tribal Police 300 men, women, and children killed at the Battle of Wounded Knee, S.D.- 1890

  17. Cowboys

  18. Wild West Cattle Round-up

  19. Early Farmers on the Western Frontier

  20. Western Culture The Code of the West- A desire to stand up and fight when threatened or wronged

  21. Western Culture The Code of the West- A desire to stand up and fight when threatened or wronged Bodie, California- 44 shootouts in six years

  22. Wild West Outlaws “Man- Eater” McGowan John Wesley Hardin Billy the Kid

  23. The Closing of the Frontier 1890- No frontier left in the country

  24. The Closing of the Frontier 1890- No frontier left in the country 1893- Frederick Jackson Turner: The Frontier Thesis

  25. The Closing of the Frontier 1890- No frontier left in the country 1893- Frederick Jackson Turner: The Frontier Thesis The Frontier had been a safety valve and had helped shape American National Character

  26. The Closing of the Frontier 1890- No frontier left in the country 1893- Frederick Jackson Turner: The Frontier Thesis The Frontier had been a safety valve and had helped shape American National Character Fear that closed frontier would cause problems

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