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Explore the push and pull factors that led people to migrate westward in US history, including the Civil War, land grants, and the Gold Rush. Understand the impact of these events on American society and culture.
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The West Chapter 7
*Push-Pull Factors *Events and conditions that either force (push) people to move elsewhere or strongly attract (pull) them to do so.
Civil War displaced farmers, former slaves, & other workers. Increasing cost of farm land Pacific Railways Act-land grants to the railroads who sold some to individuals Morrill Land-Grant Act-states could sell and raise money for the creation of agriculture and mechanical colleges Homestead Act-160 acres to anyone who would live on or work the land 5 years *PULL(choice) FACTORS* *PUSH(force) FACTORS
Thumbs up for PUSH; Thumbs down for PULL. 1. Freedmen moved West to own land & raise their family. 2. Confederate Civil War veterans went West. 3. Gold was discovered in California. 4. Carpetbaggers moved South & ran for office. 5. Land in the North became very expensive so families moved West. 6. Railroads sold cheap land to settlers in the West. 7. Buffalo were slaughtered & Indians moved to reservations.
Thumbs up for PUSH; Thumbs down for PULL. 1. Freedmen moved West to own land & raise their family. PUSH 2. Confederate Civil War veterans went West. 3. Gold was discovered in California. 4. Carpetbaggers moved South & ran for office. 5. Land in the North became very expensive so families moved West. 6. Railroads sold cheap land to settlers in the West. 7. Buffalo were slaughtered & Indians moved to reservations.
Thumbs up for PUSH; Thumbs down for PULL. 1. Freedmen moved West to own land & raise their family. PUSH 2. Confederate Civil War veterans went West. PUSH 3. Gold was discovered in California. 4. Carpetbaggers moved South & ran for office. 5. Land in the North became very expensive so families moved West. 6. Railroads sold cheap land to settlers in the West. 7. Buffalo were slaughtered & Indians moved to reservations.
Thumbs up for PUSH; Thumbs down for PULL. 1. Freedmen moved West to own land & raise their family. PUSH 2. Confederate Civil War veterans went West. PUSH 3. Gold was discovered in California. PULL 4. Carpetbaggers moved South & ran for office. 5. Land in the North became very expensive so families moved West. 6. Railroads sold cheap land to settlers in the West. 7. Buffalo were slaughtered & Indians moved to reservations.
Thumbs up for PUSH; Thumbs down for PULL. 1. Freedmen moved West to own land & raise their family. PUSH 2. Confederate Civil War veterans went West. PUSH 3. Gold was discovered in California. PULL 4. Carpetbaggers moved South & ran for office. PULL 5. Land in the North became very expensive so families moved West. 6. Railroads sold cheap land to settlers in the West. 7. Buffalo were slaughtered & Indians moved to reservations.
Thumbs up for PUSH; Thumbs down for PULL. 1. Freedmen moved West to own land & raise their family. PUSH 2. Confederate Civil War veterans went West. PUSH 3. Gold was discovered in California. PULL 4. Carpetbaggers moved South & ran for office. PULL 5. Land in the North became very expensive so families moved West. PUSH 6. Railroads sold cheap land to settlers in the West. 7. Buffalo were slaughtered & Indians moved to reservations.
Thumbs up for PUSH; Thumbs down for PULL. 1. Freedmen moved West to own land & raise their family. PUSH 2. Confederate Civil War veterans went West. PUSH 3. Gold was discovered in California. PULL 4. Carpetbaggers moved South & ran for office. PULL 5. Land in the North became very expensive so families moved West. PUSH 6. Railroads sold cheap land to settlers in the West. PULL 7. Buffalo were slaughtered & Indians moved to reservations.
Thumbs up for PUSH; Thumbs down for PULL. 1. Freedmen moved West to own land & raise their family. PUSH 2. Confederate Civil War veterans went West. PUSH 3. Gold was discovered in California. PULL 4. Carpetbaggers moved South & ran for office. PULL 5. Land in the North became very expensive so families moved West. PUSH 6. Railroads sold cheap land to settlers in the West. PULL 7. Buffalo were slaughtered & Indians moved to reservations. PUSH
Turner Thesis The frontier played a key role in forming the American character we have today: • Socially mobile • Adventurous • Self Reliant • Independent • Committed to democracy
Peak Periods of Western Migration • After the American Revolution • After the War of 1812 • During the Era of Manifest Destiny -Homestead Act -Railroads -Miners 4. After the Civil War
With your elbow partner, define Manifest Destiny. Be able to discuss your answer.
*Louisiana Purchase, 1803 • Acquired from France, $15 million, 3 cents an acre • *Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase.
Mining 1848-California Gold Rush,49er 1859-Colorado Gold Rush, Pikes Peak
MINING Largest find • Comstock Lode = $400m in silver & some gold Types of mining • Shallow pan & streambed • Placer mining • Drills, Hydraulic Pumps, and Dynamite!
PLACER MINING SHALLOW PAN/STREAMBED MINING
HARD ROCK MINING HYDRAULIC MINING
Comstock Lode, 1859 $400 million in silver found in Nevada
*Klondike Gold Rush, 1896 • 100,000 started out for the Klondike region (Canada & Alaska) looking for gold, 1897-1899 • *Only 30,000 made it b/c very rough country • Early prospectors got very rich • *People altered the physical environment
End of the Mining Era Towns turned into ghost towns for 2 main reasons: • Easily mined minerals were depleted. • Gold was not found in large quantities.
What brought the mining era to an end? True/False • Nickel was found at Comstock Lode. • Easily mined minerals were depleted.
*Election of 1896* William McKinley (Republican) v. William Jennings Bryan (Democratic And Populist nominee) • Cross of Gold Speech was delivered by William Jennings Bryan • “You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold!”
1. The “Cross of Gold” speech focused on? a. increasing the supply of diamonds to back the U.S. dollar. b. the use of ‘bimetalism’, silver & gold to back the US dollar. c. using copper as currency 2. What group of people would support the ‘Cross of Gold Speech?’ a. Native Americans b. business owners c. farmers
How does the cartoon portray William Jennings Bryan? • What party supports him?
Presidential Election of 1896 • Who won the Election of 1896?
Populism’s Legacy • U.S. returned to the gold standard after numerous discoveries of gold throughout the world. 2. Populist reforms were absorbed by other political parties, especially the Progressives.