The West Chapter 7.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Farmers and Populism Ms. Eraqi.

Advertisements

was worth $ When more dollars are put into circulation, each dollar goes down in value and will buy less stuff. $ So manufacturers.

Farmers & The Populist Movement

Chapter 14: Looking to the West (1860 – 1900)

Manifest Destiny Unit 7.

Factors leading to the settlement of the Frontier.

Westward Expansion SEs: 13A, 12A, 3A, 3B, 15A, 26B, Analyze the causes and effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from migration within the.

Technology that ended open range. Barbed Wire Technology that ended open range.

The Westward Expansion. After the revolutionary war, Americans headed west to find new land and wealth. In 1803 Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis.

Populism: Roots of Reform The Rise and Fall of the Voice of the Farmer.

Transforming the West.

Farmers and the Populist Movement Main Idea: Hi Farmers united to address their economic problems, giving rise to the Populist movement.

The Gilded Age ( ). Type 1 Writing What are the strengths and weaknesses of the American political system at the federal level today? (2 minutes)

Westward Expansion SEs: 13A, 12A, 3A, 3B, 15A, 26B, Analyze the causes and effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from migration within the.

Westward Expansion. Push Factors - The civil war displaced thousands of farmers, former slaves, and other workers - eastern land was getting more expensive,

Western Settlement ( ) Reasons for settling the West: 1. Mining Boom –Gold Rush (1849) and silver strikes –“Get rich quick” –Mining towns.

The West: Settlers Unit 1: The Gilded Age ( )

After the Civil War, the area west of the Mississippi River was settled by miners, ranchers, and farmers Land use in 1860 Land use in 1880.

Birth of Populism Topic 2.4. Financial Panic Nationwide economic depression. As the economy worsens, people rush to banks to withdraw money. Banks then.

-Chapter 15: How we acquired the west. -The reason they all traveled west: A second chance. -Chapter 24: Part I. How they affected the Native Americans.

C18 S1 The Mining Booms  Creation of new states.  Construction of the transcontinental railroad.  New wave of settlement.  Benefited industry. What.

Chapter 8.  Precious Metals (Gold and Silver)  Indian Wars  Impact of the Railroads  Availability of Cheap Land  The Cattle Industry  Farming Industry.

In the 1830s, Jackson used the Indian Removal Act to relocate Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River... …This “Indian Country” was located in the.

Chapter 15: Looking to the West. Following the Civil War, an increasing number of Americans began settling the large region between the Mississippi and.

What is populism? A movement to increase farmers’ (common people’s) political power and to work for legislation in their interest.

CHANGES ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER Chapter 5. CULTURES CLASH ON THE PRAIRIE.

Chapter 2 Westward Expansion.

Turning Point in American Politics: 1896

Westward Push QUESTION – What do you think this painting is portraying? What do you notice or find most interesting?

1890 Populist Convention, NE

Westward Expansion Jeopardy

Western Expansion.

The West And Manifest Destiny.

The Western Frontier: Native Americans & Miners and Farmers

The Great West & Gilded Age

The West and the Wizard of Oz

Warm-up (9/29) West Test on Block Day

1st Block( 7mins) Look over your notes with a partner. Ask each other questions about The West.

Essential Question: Warm-Up Question:

The South and West Transformed ( )

The West Transformed By: Ria and May

Farming America post Civil War

Farmers and the Populist Movement

An American Tale: Fievel Goes West—Way Out West.

Chapter 17 Section 1 Mining and Railroads.

Chapter 18 The Western Frontier

Chapter 14 “Looking to the West”

Currency Standards Gold Standard Bimetallic Standard Gold Standard

Chapter 18 – Americans Move West

Do now Reading Check – Ch. 26!!.

Populism and Progressivism: Vocab

Cattle Kingdom.

Big Business Faces a Challenge

Farmers and Populism Mr. Mize.

The Great West and the Rise of the Debtor

Chapter 26 Part 2.

Announcements/Reminders

Westward Expansion

Farmers and the Populist Movement Ch. 13 – Sect. 3

Warm Up Use notes from yesterday and answer the following questions:

Farmers and Populism Mr. Mize.

LEQ: How will American settlers find success in the West during the late 1800s?

Farmers and the Populist Movement

Populism Changes on the Farm.

Changes on the Western Frontier

Westward Expansion After 1865

Reasons for settling the West:

Farmers & the Populist Movement

Birth of Populism 7.4.

CH.5: Settling the West and the Rise of Populism

Presentation transcript:

The West Chapter 7

*Push-Pull Factors *Events and conditions that either force (push) people to move elsewhere or strongly attract (pull) them to do so.

*PULL(choice) FACTORS* *PUSH(force) FACTORS Pacific Railways Act-land grants to the railroads who sold some to individuals Morrill Land-Grant Act-states could sell and raise money for the creation of agriculture and mechanical colleges Homestead Act-160 acres to anyone who would live on or work the land 5 years Civil War displaced farmers, former slaves, & other workers. Increasing cost of farm land

Thumbs up for PUSH; Thumbs down for PULL. 1. Freedmen moved West to own land & raise their family. 2. Confederate Civil War veterans went West. 3. Gold was discovered in California. 4. Carpetbaggers moved South & ran for office. 5. Land in the North became very expensive so families moved West. 6. Railroads sold cheap land to settlers in the West. 7. Buffalo were slaughtered & Indians moved to reservations. 1. Push 2. push 3. pull 4. pull 5. push 6. pull 7. push

Thumbs up for PUSH; Thumbs down for PULL. 1. Freedmen moved West to own land & raise their family. PUSH 2. Confederate Civil War veterans went West. 3. Gold was discovered in California. 4. Carpetbaggers moved South & ran for office. 5. Land in the North became very expensive so families moved West. 6. Railroads sold cheap land to settlers in the West. 7. Buffalo were slaughtered & Indians moved to reservations. 1. Push 2. push 3. pull 4. pull 5. push 6. pull 7. push

Thumbs up for PUSH; Thumbs down for PULL. 1. Freedmen moved West to own land & raise their family. PUSH 2. Confederate Civil War veterans went West. PUSH 3. Gold was discovered in California. 4. Carpetbaggers moved South & ran for office. 5. Land in the North became very expensive so families moved West. 6. Railroads sold cheap land to settlers in the West. 7. Buffalo were slaughtered & Indians moved to reservations. 1. Push 2. push 3. pull 4. pull 5. push 6. pull 7. push

Thumbs up for PUSH; Thumbs down for PULL. 1. Freedmen moved West to own land & raise their family. PUSH 2. Confederate Civil War veterans went West. PUSH 3. Gold was discovered in California. PULL 4. Carpetbaggers moved South & ran for office. 5. Land in the North became very expensive so families moved West. 6. Railroads sold cheap land to settlers in the West. 7. Buffalo were slaughtered & Indians moved to reservations. 1. Push 2. push 3. pull 4. pull 5. push 6. pull 7. push

Thumbs up for PUSH; Thumbs down for PULL. 1. Freedmen moved West to own land & raise their family. PUSH 2. Confederate Civil War veterans went West. PUSH 3. Gold was discovered in California. PULL 4. Carpetbaggers moved South & ran for office. PULL 5. Land in the North became very expensive so families moved West. 6. Railroads sold cheap land to settlers in the West. 7. Buffalo were slaughtered & Indians moved to reservations. 1. Push 2. push 3. pull 4. pull 5. push 6. pull 7. push

Thumbs up for PUSH; Thumbs down for PULL. 1. Freedmen moved West to own land & raise their family. PUSH 2. Confederate Civil War veterans went West. PUSH 3. Gold was discovered in California. PULL 4. Carpetbaggers moved South & ran for office. PULL 5. Land in the North became very expensive so families moved West. PUSH 6. Railroads sold cheap land to settlers in the West. 7. Buffalo were slaughtered & Indians moved to reservations. 1. Push 2. push 3. pull 4. pull 5. push 6. pull 7. push

Thumbs up for PUSH; Thumbs down for PULL. 1. Freedmen moved West to own land & raise their family. PUSH 2. Confederate Civil War veterans went West. PUSH 3. Gold was discovered in California. PULL 4. Carpetbaggers moved South & ran for office. PULL 5. Land in the North became very expensive so families moved West. PUSH 6. Railroads sold cheap land to settlers in the West. PULL 7. Buffalo were slaughtered & Indians moved to reservations. 1. Push 2. push 3. pull 4. pull 5. push 6. pull 7. push

Thumbs up for PUSH; Thumbs down for PULL. 1. Freedmen moved West to own land & raise their family. PUSH 2. Confederate Civil War veterans went West. PUSH 3. Gold was discovered in California. PULL 4. Carpetbaggers moved South & ran for office. PULL 5. Land in the North became very expensive so families moved West. PUSH 6. Railroads sold cheap land to settlers in the West. PULL 7. Buffalo were slaughtered & Indians moved to reservations. PUSH 1. Push 2. push 3. pull 4. pull 5. push 6. pull 7. push

Turner Thesis The frontier played a key role in forming the American character we have today: Socially mobile Adventurous Self Reliant Independent Committed to democracy

Peak Periods of Western Migration After the American Revolution After the War of 1812 During the Era of Manifest Destiny -Homestead Act -Railroads -Miners 4. After the Civil War

Era of Manifest Destiny

What do you see in this picture?

With your elbow partner, define Manifest Destiny With your elbow partner, define Manifest Destiny. Be able to discuss your answer. was the 19th and 20th century American belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent.

What was the difference? Hitler living space for Germans. TR more colonies for economic & security purposes. What was the difference?

*Louisiana Purchase, 1803 Acquired from France, $15 million, 3 cents an acre *Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase.

Mining 1848-California Gold Rush,49er 1859-Colorado Gold Rush, Pikes Peak

MINING Largest find Types of mining Comstock Lode = $400m in silver & some gold Types of mining Shallow pan & streambed Placer mining Drills, Hydraulic Pumps, and Dynamite! Gold nugget = 4300 grams

PLACER MINING SHALLOW PAN/STREAMBED MINING

HARD ROCK MINING HYDRAULIC MINING

$400 million in silver found in Nevada Comstock Lode, 1859 $400 million in silver found in Nevada

Mining Towns

*Klondike Gold Rush, 1896 100,000 started out for the Klondike region (Canada & Alaska) looking for gold, 1897-1899 *Only 30,000 made it b/c very rough country Early prospectors got very rich *People altered the physical environment

End of the Mining Era Towns turned into ghost towns for 2 main reasons: Easily mined minerals were depleted. Gold was not found in large quantities.

What brought the mining era to an end? True/False Nickel was found at Comstock Lode. Easily mined minerals were depleted.

*Election of 1896* William McKinley (Republican) v. William Jennings Bryan (Democratic And Populist nominee) Cross of Gold Speech was delivered by William Jennings Bryan “You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold!”

1. The “Cross of Gold” speech focused on? a. increasing the supply of diamonds to back the U.S. dollar. b. the use of ‘bimetalism’, silver & gold to back the US dollar. c. using copper as currency 2. What group of people would support the ‘Cross of Gold Speech?’ a. Native Americans b. business owners c. farmers

How does the cartoon portray William Jennings Bryan? What party supports him?

Presidential Election of 1896 Who won the Election of 1896?

Populism’s Legacy U.S. returned to the gold standard after numerous discoveries of gold throughout the world. 2. Populist reforms were absorbed by other political parties, especially the Progressives.