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Settling the West By: Joanne Barkan. Introduction. The West has a huge territory about 1.2 billion acres. During the 1840’s and 1850’s pioneers went to the West but didn’t settle. Before the Civil War the West didn’t seem very becoming, but now it does. The Early Settlers.
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Introduction • The West has a huge territory about 1.2 billion acres. • During the 1840’s and 1850’s pioneers went to the West but didn’t settle. • Before the Civil War the West didn’t seem very becoming, but now it does.
The Early Settlers • Comstock Lode turned out to be the largest silver deposit in U.S. • After California’s gold rush of 1849 many people didn’t expect to hear the word gold. • Gold strikes produced gold rushes which had inspired towns to form.
The Early Settlers • Mark Twain began his career as a writer in his 20’s. • In 1862,President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act. • Immigrants could claim 160 acres if they became citizens.
The Early Settlers • On May 10,1869 the transcontinental railroad was complete. • The cause of moving west,and the effect is that they had problems. • The railroad companies encouraged people to settle in the west.
The Early Settlers • In the West, railroad companies owned miles of land. • Settlers rushed to get land in Kansas in 1893. • In 1889 Oklahoma settlers went down in the great land rush.
The Early Settlers • In 1900,7 million people owned farms in the West. • 600,000 people benefited from the Homestead Act. • Engineers plan a railroad line in 1888.
Living on the Great Plains • There were many problems people had to experience in the West. • Like prariefires,notrees,rattlesnakes,or flash floods. • Railroad agents told settlers about the positives about the West but no negatives.
Living on the Great Plains • Many droughts had occurred to the settlers crop. • Settlers found ways to meet the challenges of the Great Plains. • Farmers built a new invention called barbed wire. They needed it for wild animals to keep them away.
Living on the Great Plains • The Great Plains became a bread basket of the world. • Many people in the Plains did have the things they needed. • 1860-1900 land increased in the United States.
Living on the Great Plains • GroSvendsen a settler wrote about prairie fires in a 1863 letter. • Settlers faced another challenge like prairie fires. • One word that could describe prairie fires would be disaster.
Living on the Great Plains • Between 1860-1800’s the cattle industry was “King of the West” • The cattle industry stretched North into Kansas then to Colorado. • Sometimes feuds between families turned into cattle sheep wars.
Living on the Great Plains • Cattle died in a blizzard during 1886-1887. • Fences contributed to the end of the open range for animals. • Ranchers didn’t have enough land to feed the number of animals that they had.
Native Americans Betrayed • Native Americans lived in the West when settlers lived in 1861. • In 1865, 12 billion buffalos were on the Great Plains. • Hunters killed buffalo for food in the U.S. army.
Native Americans Betrayed • Year after year, the Plain Indians lost their buffalo. • Plain Indians were forced to live on reservations. • Many needs were needed from the buffalo.
Native Americans Betrayed • The battle of Little Bighorn happened in June 25,1876. • The Plain Indians were able to fight off the U.S. army. • The Lakota and Cheyenne joined forces to fight back.
Native Americans Betrayed • Plain Indians turned to a religious ritual called the Ghost Dance. • The army captured and killed Sitting Bull from the Lakota Indians. • The Native Americans got betrayed by the Indians.
Native Americans Betrayed • 200 Lakota died at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. • Susan Picotte was the member of Omaha Nation. • The last hope of the Plain Indians died at Wounded Knee.
Conclusion • The period from 1862 to 1890 was a good time in the West. • During the War at Wounded Knee many died. • The legends of the West inspired many movies about it to be made.
Questions • Ch1-1 What was Brigham’s purpose and what group did he organize? • Ch1-2 Why did people need gold and what did people do when the gold ran out? • Ch1-3 When was the railroad complete and what did people need it for? • Ch1-4 Name 3 facts of how the Railroad was a matter of life and death.
Questions • Ch2-1 What problems did people in the West have? • Ch2-2 What did women do in the West and what would they do when problems occurred with the food. • Ch2-3 What did everyone in the West need to know how to do? Explain why. • Ch2-4 Who was a woman settler who wrote letters?
Questions • Ch3-1 What settlers arrived in 1861? What war happened after they moved? • Ch3-2 Name 7 reasons why Plain Indians need buffalo. • Ch3-3 How many Lakota died & what war did they die in? • Ch3-4 Who was Susan Piccotte & how did she make a difference in the world?
