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 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…

Slide 1 Manifest Destiny It was before and during the Civil War that the foundation for westward expansion in the United States was set, known as Manifest Destiny. Expansion…

Slide 1 Unit 4 Notes Majors Changes in the Great Plains 1850-1880 Slide 2  Last heyday for the family farmer  1860—2 million farms  The 1862 Homestead Act encouraged…

Slide 1 The American Frontier West APUSH Slide 2 U.S. government policies played a huge role in getting people to move West. Over time, the government made it easier to buy…

Slide 1 The Transformation of the West Slide 2 West vs. South: 1877-1900 West –Linked to Industrial Future –Home to booming towns –Producing food and raw materials…

Slide 1 THE CIVIL WAR (1861-1865) TO 1914 The Rise of Realism Slide 2 Political and Social Milestones – Historical Overview The Civil War  1861 – 1865  Divide of…

Who Built America? State and National Governments “Who built America?” The government What does “Who built America?” mean? What was the government’s role? How crucial…

Chapter 17 Reconstruction Chapter 3 Closing the Frontier Section 1: Moving West Land of New Settlers 1. Federal Government began to encourage people to move west a. They…

Slide 1 Homesteaders Farming the Great Plains Pgs. 238-243 Slide 2 Settling the Plains In 1862, while the Civil War was being fought in the East, the United States Congress…