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Alan Brinkley,Alan Brinkley,The Unfinished NationThe Unfinished Nation 6/e 6/e
Chapter Sixteen: Chapter Sixteen: The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
Chapter Sixteen: Chapter Sixteen:
The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
Cowboy of the West (The Palma Collection / Getty Images)
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Chapter Sixteen: Chapter Sixteen:
The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
The Societies of the Far WestThe Societies of the Far West– The Western TribesThe Western Tribes
Plains IndiansPlains Indians IndianIndian
DisadvantagesDisadvantages
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Buffalo Runners (Library of Congress)
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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
The Societies of the Far WestThe Societies of the Far West– Hispanic New MexicoHispanic New Mexico
Taos Indian RebellionTaos Indian Rebellion
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Taos, New Mexico (Royalty Free / CORBIS)
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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
The Societies of the Far WestThe Societies of the Far West– Hispanic California and TexasHispanic California and Texas
Anglo-American OnslaughtAnglo-American Onslaught Hispanics OppressedHispanics Oppressed
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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
The Societies of the Far WestThe Societies of the Far West– The Chinese MigrationThe Chinese Migration
Increasing ChineseIncreasing ChineseImmigrationImmigration
Transcontinental RailroadTranscontinental Railroad ““Chinatowns”Chinatowns” Growing Gender BalanceGrowing Gender Balance
Early Chinatown (Library of Congress)
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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
The Societies of the Far WestThe Societies of the Far West– Anti-Chinese SentimentsAnti-Chinese Sentiments
Chinese Exclusion ActChinese Exclusion Act
A Chinese Family in San Francisco
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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
The Societies of the Far WestThe Societies of the Far West– Migration from the EastMigration from the East
Homestead ActHomestead Actof 1862of 1862
New WesternNew WesternStatesStates
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Norwegian Settlers in 1890s (Library of Congress)
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The Changing Western EconomyThe Changing Western Economy– Labor in the WestLabor in the West
Multiracial WorkingMultiracial WorkingClassClass
Immigrant Orange Pickers in
Los Angeles (Library of Congress)
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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
The Changing Western EconomyThe Changing Western Economy– The Arrival of the MinersThe Arrival of the Miners
Mining BoomsMining Booms Comstock LodeComstock Lode
DiscoveredDiscovered Gender DisparityGender Disparity
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San Francisco, 1852 (Library of Congress)
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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
The Changing Western EconomyThe Changing Western Economy– The Cattle KingdomThe Cattle Kingdom
Mexican RootsMexican Roots ““Range Wars”Range Wars” Decline of theDecline of the
Open-RangeOpen-RangeIndustryIndustry
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Cowboys on a “Long Drive” (Library of Congress)
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The Romance of the WestThe Romance of the West– The Western Landscape and the CowboyThe Western Landscape and the Cowboy
““Rocky Mountain School”Rocky Mountain School” Cowboys MythologizedCowboys Mythologized
Panorama of Lake Chelan WA, 1908 (Library of Congress)
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Mountain Valley (Royalty-Free / CORBIS)
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Poster for Buffalo Bill’s
Wild West Show (Library of Congress)
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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
The Romance of the WestThe Romance of the West– The Idea of the FrontierThe Idea of the Frontier
Romantic Vision of the FrontierRomantic Vision of the Frontier Frederick Jackson TurnerFrederick Jackson Turner ““Passing of the Frontier”Passing of the Frontier”
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““The existence of an area of free land, its The existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession and the advance of continuous recession and the advance of settlement westward, explain American settlement westward, explain American Development.”Development.”
Frederick Jackson TurnerFrederick Jackson Turner
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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
The Dispersal of the TribesThe Dispersal of the Tribes– White Tribal PoliciesWhite Tribal Policies
““Concentration” PolicyConcentration” Policy Buffalo Herds DecimatedBuffalo Herds Decimated
Hunting Bison on the Plains (Library of Congress)
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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
The Dispersal of the TribesThe Dispersal of the Tribes– The Indian WarsThe Indian Wars
Growing Indian ResistanceGrowing Indian Resistance Sand Creek MassacreSand Creek Massacre ““Indian Hunting”Indian Hunting” Custer DefeatedCuster Defeated Chief JosephChief Joseph ““Ghost Dance”Ghost Dance” Wounded Knee MassacreWounded Knee Massacre
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Chief Little Crow, 1851 (Library of Congress)
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The Dispersal of the TribesThe Dispersal of the Tribes– The Dawes ActThe Dawes Act
Assimilation PromotedAssimilation Promoted
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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
The Rise and Decline of the Western FarmerThe Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer From Boom to BustFrom Boom to Bust
– Farming on the PlainsFarming on the Plains Cheap Rail RatesCheap Rail Rates Scarce WaterScarce Water Reverse MigrationReverse Migration
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Drought (© Creatas/ PunchStock)
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Map of the Northern Pacific Railroad (Royalty-Free / CORBIS)
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The Rise and Decline of the Western FarmerThe Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer– Commercial AgricultureCommercial Agriculture
OverproductionOverproduction
– The Farmers’ GrievancesThe Farmers’ Grievances Grievances against RailroadsGrievances against Railroads Belief in ConspiracyBelief in Conspiracy
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The Rise and Decline of the Western FarmerThe Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer– The Agrarian MalaiseThe Agrarian Malaise
Isolation and ObsolescenceIsolation and Obsolescence
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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
Oregon Barn
(Glen Allison/ Getty Images)
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Debating the Past:Debating the Past:
The Frontier and the WestThe Frontier and the West
Los Angeles, 1877 (Royalty-Free /CORBIS)
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