See if you can spot the “Sooners” in this movie clip. Turnpike Troubadours, Long Hot Summer Day-SONG Westward Expansion Starting in the middle of the 19th century, hundreds of thousands of settlers moved westward into and across the Great Plains. Word of the Day During the Oklahoma Land Rush, those who waited for the boom of the cannon, were called “boomers,” while those who snuck in the night before were called “sooners.” Warm Up- Do you know what the mascot of Oklahoma University is? (see your phone if you don’t) Homestead Act 1862- U.S. Government offered 160 acres to anyone (male/female, black/white) who could settle the land See if you can spot the “Sooners” in this movie clip. Far and Away Movie Clip-VIDEO

Westward Expansion-Why did Americans Migrate to the West? Essential Question- Why would people take on the challenges of life in the West? Westward Expansion-Why did Americans Migrate to the West?

2. Overcrowding in the East By this time, Eastern cities like New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia had become crowded, dirty, and unhealthy primarily due to the effects of industrialization. Many urban residents left these cities to seek opportunity in the West. What is missing from this picture? (what is causing the traffic jam?) No traffic lights

4. African Americans and Racism in the South 15th Amendment 13th Amendment 4. African Americans and Racism in the South 13th Amendment- Freed Slaves 14th Amendment- Citizenship 15th Amendment- Right to vote: African American Men Reconstruction ends Jim Crow Laws- segregate South Exodusters move West

On Your Own… Use page 90 in the Mastering the TEKS book to answer the bubbles left on the handout You have 15 minutes to complete this!

Settling the Great Plains Affects Americans What were the negative and positive effects of Americans moving West?

Miners Positive Great opportunity/ chance to get rich Negative Difficult and dangerous work

Ranchers and Cowboys Positive Negative Difficult and hazardous work Plenty of cattle for Cowboys to herd Demand for beef in East made cattle more valuable Railroads made transportation easier Difficult and hazardous work Stampedes Indian attacks Difficult conditions

Railroad Owners Positive Negative Financial difficulties Got millions of acres of free land from government Made huge profit Financial difficulties Conflicts with Natives Dangerous working conditions

Railroad Workers Positive Negative Dangerous working conditions Jobs money Dangerous working conditions Attacked by Natives Racism

American Indians Positive Negative Some assimilated and became miners and farmers Pushed off land onto reservations Food source killed Loss of cultural heritage

Settlers Positive Negative Homestead Act gave free land to farm Technology modernized production and made work easier Building shelters with little supplies is hard work Droughts and dry soils make farming different Pests destroy crops

Process Look over your notes… which group of people had the BEST positive effects? Place a happy face next to them on your notes. Which group of people had the MOST negative effect? Circle their name on your notes. Find an elbow partner and share with them your observations