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CHAPTER 5 – SECTION 2

CHAPTER 5 – SECTION 2. SETTLING THE GREAT PLAINS. RAILROADS … OPENED THE WEST FED LAND GRANTS TO COMPANIES UNION PACIFIC CENTRAL PACIFIC TRANSCONTINENTAL RR (1869) 10-20 SQ MILES OF LAND FOR EACH MILE OF TRACK SOLD OFF FOR PROFIT. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR SETTLERS.

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CHAPTER 5 – SECTION 2

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  1. MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5-2

  2. MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5-2

  3. CHAPTER 5 – SECTION 2 SETTLING THE GREAT PLAINS MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5-2

  4. RAILROADS … OPENED THE WEST FED LAND GRANTS TO COMPANIES UNION PACIFIC CENTRAL PACIFIC TRANSCONTINENTAL RR (1869) 10-20 SQ MILES OF LAND FOR EACH MILE OF TRACK SOLD OFF FOR PROFIT MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5-2

  5. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR SETTLERS • HOMESTEAD ACT (1862) • 400,000 FAMILIES • CORUPTION A PROBLEM • OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH • “SOONERS” • 2 MILLION ACRES IN 24 HOURS • YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK • CLOSING OF THE FRONTIER • FREDERICK JACKSON TURNER • ALL WESTERN LANDS WERE “SETTLED” MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5-2

  6. The starting line for the first Oklahoma Land Rush, April 22, 1889. MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5-2

  7. AND THEY’RE OFF ! MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5-2

  8. SETTLERS FACED MANY HARDSHIPS • LACK OF TREES FOR HOMES • DUGOUTS, SODDIES • LACK OF STORES, SUPPLIES • BECAME SELF-SUFFICIENT • DEBT • CROP PRICES FELL,HIGHER SHIPPING RATES • HARSH WEATHER • 2/3s OF SETTLERS STAYED • % OF US POPULATION 1% (1850)=30% (1900) MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5-2

  9. MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5-2

  10. HELP FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MORRILL LAND GRANTS HATCH ACT LAND & MONEY FOR EDUCATION & RESEARCH MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5-2

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