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Essential QuestionsEssential QuestionsEssential QuestionsEssential Questions
1. What national issues emerged in the process of closing the western frontier?
2. Why does the West hold such an important place in the American imagination?
3. In what ways is the West romanticized in American culture?
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Key TensionsKey TensionsKey TensionsKey Tensions
Native Americans
Buffalo HuntersRailroadsU. S. Government
Cattlemen Sheep Herders
Ranchers Farmers
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Key TensionsKey TensionsKey TensionsKey Tensions
EthnicMinorities
Nativists
EnvironmentalistsBig Business Interests [mining, timber]Local Govt. OfficialsFarmersBuffalo Hunters
Lawlessness of the Frontier
“Civilizing” Forces
[The “Romance” of the West]
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Railroad ConstructionRailroad ConstructionRailroad ConstructionRailroad Construction
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““The Big Four” Railroad The Big Four” Railroad MagnatesMagnates
““The Big Four” Railroad The Big Four” Railroad MagnatesMagnates
Charles Charles CrockerCrockerCharles Charles CrockerCrocker
Mark HopkinsMark HopkinsMark HopkinsMark Hopkins Leland Leland StanfordStanfordLeland Leland
StanfordStanford
Collis Collis HuntingtonHuntington
Collis Collis HuntingtonHuntington
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Promontory Point, UTPromontory Point, UT(May 10, 1869)(May 10, 1869)
Promontory Point, UTPromontory Point, UT(May 10, 1869)(May 10, 1869)
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The Bronc BusterThe Bronc BusterFrederick RemingtonFrederick Remington
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Black CowboysBlack Cowboys
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Colt .45 RevolverColt .45 RevolverColt .45 RevolverColt .45 Revolver
God didn’t make men equal.God didn’t make men equal.Colonel Colt did!Colonel Colt did!
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Legendary Gunslingers & Train Legendary Gunslingers & Train RobbersRobbers
Legendary Gunslingers & Train Legendary Gunslingers & Train RobbersRobbers
Jesse JamesJesse James
Billy the KidBilly the Kid
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Dodge City Peace Dodge City Peace Commission, 1890Commission, 1890Dodge City Peace Dodge City Peace Commission, 1890Commission, 1890
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ProspectingProspectingProspectingProspecting
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Mining Centers: Mining Centers: 19001900
Mining Centers: Mining Centers: 19001900
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Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Anaconda Copper Mining Co. (MT)(MT)
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Anaconda Copper Mining Co. (MT)(MT)
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Mining (“Boom”) Towns--Mining (“Boom”) Towns--Now Ghost TownsNow Ghost Towns
Mining (“Boom”) Towns--Mining (“Boom”) Towns--Now Ghost TownsNow Ghost Towns
Calico, CACalico, CACalico, CACalico, CA
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TheThe
CattleCattle
TrailsTrails
TheThe
CattleCattle
TrailsTrails
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Land Use: 1880sLand Use: 1880sLand Use: 1880sLand Use: 1880s
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New New AgriculturalAgriculturalTechnologyTechnology
New New AgriculturalAgriculturalTechnologyTechnology
““Prairie Fan”Prairie Fan”Water PumpWater Pump
Steel Plow [“Sod Steel Plow [“Sod Buster”]Buster”]
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Barbed WireBarbed WireBarbed WireBarbed Wire
Joseph Joseph GliddenGliddenJoseph Joseph GliddenGlidden
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The Range WarsThe Range WarsThe Range WarsThe Range Wars
SheepHerders
CattleRanchers
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Regional Population Regional Population DistributionDistribution
by Race: 1900by Race: 1900
Regional Population Regional Population DistributionDistribution
by Race: 1900by Race: 1900
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Regional Population Regional Population DistributionDistribution
by Race: 1900by Race: 1900
Regional Population Regional Population DistributionDistribution
by Race: 1900by Race: 1900
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BlackBlack“Exoduster”“Exoduster”HomesteadHomestead
ersers
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Blacks Moving WestBlacks Moving West
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The Buffalo Soldiers on the Great The Buffalo Soldiers on the Great PlainsPlains
The Buffalo Soldiers on the Great The Buffalo Soldiers on the Great PlainsPlains
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A Romantic ViewA Romantic ViewA Romantic ViewA Romantic View
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The Buffalo Soldiers & the Indian The Buffalo Soldiers & the Indian WarsWars
The Buffalo Soldiers & the Indian The Buffalo Soldiers & the Indian WarsWars
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The “Chinese Question”The “Chinese Question”The “Chinese Question”The “Chinese Question”
Exclusion Act (1882)Exclusion Act (1882) - Oriental Exclusion - Oriental Exclusion ActAct - Chinese Exclusion - Chinese Exclusion ActAct
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The Tong Wars: 1850s-1920sThe Tong Wars: 1850s-1920sThe Tong Wars: 1850s-1920sThe Tong Wars: 1850s-1920s
Began in San Francisco in Began in San Francisco in 1875.1875.
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African American & ChineseAfrican American & ChinesePopulations:Populations:
1880-19001880-1900
African American & ChineseAfrican American & ChinesePopulations:Populations:
1880-19001880-1900