Westward
Harsh weather (drought in the summer and freezing temperatures in the summer), overgrazing, and the introduction of barbed wire was the end of this industry made famous by Cowboys/Vaqueros
Cattle Industry
This law was passed in 1862 and granted 160 acres of land to anyone who moved West in return for 5 years of living and working on the land.
Homestead Act
Bimetallism
Horses and Buffalo were important to the Native Americans of the West. Why were both animals important?
Horses: Hunting, War
Buffaloes: Food, shelter (teepees), and Clothing
Indian Residential Schools were schools that Native American children were forced to attend, cut their hair, change their names, adopt Christianity, and often faced abuse/neglect that led to death in thousands of cases. The use of these schools led to a loss of tribal culture. Their motto was "Kill the Indian to save the child." What was the most infamous of these schools?
Carlisle School
Exodusters
Railroad companies used this law passed in 1862 to acquire free government land to build railroads.
Pacific Railways Act
Bonanza farms were usually owned by railroad companies or banks. Small homesteaders often faced competition with them and could be run out of business by them. What is a bonanza farm
Gigantic farm that grew corn/wheat in the west
Over-hunting of the Buffalo in the West by American settlers and the placement of these people on "reservations" led to the drastic decline of the power, influence, and population of:
Native Americans
Due to anti-Asian racism. This group of immigrants, who mostly immigrated directly to the West faced harsher conditions and abuse while working on the Transcontinental Railroad.
Chinese Immigrants
The deflation of the value of the US dollar caused this group to become even more upset with the US government over time because they were already paying high freight rates, interest rates, and they had been doing what they were asked to do: grow more crops. What is this group of people?
Farmers/Grangers
This law gave land and money to western states to start farming colleges
Morrill Land Grant Act
Connected Eastern and Western economies
The Battle of Little Bighorn proved the Native Americans were a legitimate fighting force and could defend themselves against the US Army. But later on, Native Americans were massacred at Wounded Knee, South Dakota which ultimately ended the American War. The killing was done by this group:
US Army
Thinking he could win the election of 1896 more easily if he swayed the Populist vote. This Democrat ran on a campaign platform of Bimetallism compared to his Gold Standard, Republican opponent William McKinley. He was made famous for saying the "American people shall not be crucified on a Cross of Gold"
William Jennings Bryan
Farmers hated these two industries
Banks and Railroads
This group of people could start their own businesses and could vote in select western states, encouraging them to move west.
Women
Cattle Kingdoms were huge cattle ranches that were made in the West. What was happening in the East that led to a bigger demand for cattle and other foods from the West?
Rising Population
Native Americans were used to communal living, hunting, and a nomadic lifestyle in the West. The Dawes Act placed Native American families on individual 160 acre lots on Reservations and required them to farm. Due to their inexperience with farming (among many other reasons), what effect did this have on Native Americans in the West?
Ruined Native American culture and many families faced financial ruin
Why did cities develop along Railroads?
Railroads provided goods and it was easier to live near the railroads than away. That's why towns grew next to the Railroad since more people wanted to live in places that were easier to live with a steady supply of goods.
What is a freight rate?
Fee Railroad companies charge to move goods on their trains
The discovery of precious metals like gold in California, encouraged movement west as a result of the California Gold Rush in this year.
1849
Oliver Hudson Kelley had founded the Farmers Alliance (Grange Movement). A popular populist supporter was Mary E. Lease. The Populists had met to state their political goals (Omaha Platform): Bimetallism, the Government control of the Railroads, frustration with a lack of voice in government, and high freight rates. What was the name of the Candidate the Populists nominated to run for President in 1892?
James Weaver
The (Blank) Dance was a spiritual ceremony encouraged by the Sioux Prophet Paiute, it sparked fear in Western farmers that they could be attacked by Ghost Dancing Sioux People, and raised the belief among the Sioux that their culture would be restored and the buffalo would return. It also led to the massacre of the Sioux by the US Army at the Wounded Knee Massacre. What is the name of this dance?
Ghost Dance
The "original" cowboys from Mexico were called
Vaqueros