Introduction to the American West 1840 - 1895 Wilf Perceptions of the West To understand the idea of a frontier To gain an understanding of the varied landscape of the West…

1. Ch. 16 The Conquest of the West After the Civil war, a dynamic period in American history opened-the settlement of the West. The lives of Western miners, farmers and ranchers…

1. The West 2. Undeveloped region at the edge of a settled area What is afrontier ? Open for development Can provide adventure & discovery Can be conquered 3. Manifest…

1. The Homesteaders 2. Presentation Objectives: Why people moved onto the Plains. Impact of the railroad and the Homestead Acts. 3. Movement on the Plains The Plains for…

Slide 1A GREAT MIGRATION / A GREAT DEGRADATION Obj: To determine the role of the U.S. Government in western settlement by looking at Indian Policy and Congressional Legislation…

Slide 1Indian Policy: A History Slide 2 1) 1820-1850: Old Policy One big reservation The goal was to push the tribes west of the Mississippi River, where Indians were to…

Slide 1MOUNTAIN RANGES Front Range Park Range San Juan-Most rugged in the contiguous US Sangre de Cristo-Blood of Christ Sawatch Slide 2 Sangre de Christo San Juans Front…

Slide 1COLORADO HISTORY AMERICAN EXPLORERS Slide 2 Napoleon sold Louisiana Purchase to Thomas Jefferson in 1803 To learn more, Jefferson sent Capt. Meriwether Lewis and Lt.…

Slide 1The Impending Crisis Chapter 13 Slide 2 Manifest Destiny Indians were pushed into OK, KA, and NEknown as the Great American Desert –This was so they could slowly…

Slide 1 Slide 2 What was the What was the role of the role of the railroads? How did the How did the Government help Government help the Homesteaders? the Homesteaders? How…