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The “Contested” West
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The “Contested” West
The “West” – myth vs. reality
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“Stagecoach Mary”
Bass Reeves
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Gunfight at the OK Corral – 1881
Tombstone, AZ
Earp brothers & Doc Holliday
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Who went west – and Why ?
What did they do when they got there ?
Settling the west
What were the consequences of their
actions?
The “West” – where is it?
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The “West” – where is it?
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“moving frontier”
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“Great American Desert”
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Trans-Mississippi region – Far West
1870 – 1890
430 Million acres
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Work/Jobs
Adventure
Escape
Why go West?
Opportunity
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1849
Sutter’s Mill, CA
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Governing the West?
“benign neglect”
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Railroads – transforming the West
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Railroad expansion Land grants
Rights of way
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Farmers – transforming the West
Homestead Act
1862
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“Dry farming”
Steel plow
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Revolution in agriculture
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Ranchers - transforming the West
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“Cattle Kings”
Mifflin Kenedy
Richard King
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What were the consequences of
westward expansion?
Change
Conflict
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Racial and Ethnic Conflict
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Racial and Ethnic Conflict
Foreign Miners Tax, 1850
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“Buffalo soldiers”
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Racial and Ethnic Conflict
Chinese
Japanese
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Racial and Ethnic Conflict
Chinese Exclusion Act - 1882
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Religious Conflict
Mormons
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Buffalo Bill Cody
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“Concentration” Policy
1867 – Peace Commission
Tribal “reservations”
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Resistance – Indian Wars
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Wounded Knee, SD
29 Dec 1890
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Consequences of Western Expansion
Change
Conflict
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Consequences of Western Expansion
Change
Environmental impact
Investment opportunities
Economic growth
Mining fueled industrial development
Provided jobs
Outlet for population growth
Innovation & Invention
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Consequences of Western Expansion
Conflict
Among ranchers
Between farmers & ranchers
Racial & Ethnic
Religious