Westward Expansion
Native Americans Plaines Indians were nomadic Treaty of Fort Laramie Relied on buffalo Food, clothing, tools, weapons, shelter Treaty of Fort Laramie Whites can pass through and settle the Black Hills Native Americans will move/life on reservations Gold Found on land reserved for NAs NA attack miners Colonel George Custer/US Military attack NA Battle of Little Bighorn
Dawes Act Attempt to “help,” “Americanize” NA Dawes Act activity Attempt to “help,” “Americanize” NA Broke up Reservations and gave land to individuals 160 acres for head of household 80 acres to individuals Have own home & land to farm Sold the rest of the land to settlers NA received no $ for land sold
What, if anything do these 2 people have in common? What is different?
Lesson Plans Chester the Comic InspirEd Battle of Little Big Horn Dawes Act Activity Real West Video Wounded Knee Primary Source Chucka: “I did not want my shirt taken from my back”
Miners Move West Gold and/or Silver found around the Great Plains CO, NV, ID, MO, ND, SD _______________________________________ Consider what that does to the Native American land What will the miners need to transport findings???????
Railroads The West Episode 5 PBS Project
Ranchers and Cowboys Take 5 minutes to write a story about a cowboy. Tell me about his: Looks (race, age, ethnicity, etc) Clothes -Job Hobbies -Work Hours Living Conditions -Salary Skills -etc
Ranchers and Cowboys BUT…WHAT DO COWBOYS DO????????? Read The American Cowboys During 1865-1890 Who were the Cowboys Where did they come from From whom did they learn their skills Answer the “understanding” questions #1-3 Read “Cowboys: Clothes and Equipment” Label the diagram BUT…WHAT DO COWBOYS DO?????????
Ranchers and Cowboys BUT…WHAT DO COWBOYS DO????????? Longhorn roamed the open range Cowboys roundup cattle to sell Railroad transports cattle to meatpacking plants in Chicago Cowboys deliver cattle to railroad-Cattle Drive Ends when farmers move west and put up fences-no more roaming cattle
Ranchers and Cowboys Read Cattle Drives Answer questions on a separate piece of paper NOW…Rewrite your story about the day in the life of a cowboy using “cowboy slang”
Farmers Read p. 90 The Homestead Act What was the migration pattern across the Great Plains during the 1840s and 50s? What caused a serious and significant change in the pattern by the 1860s? What did people receive in the Homestead Act? The land was not free. How much did it cost to take advantage of the Homestead Act? What were the terms/restrictions of the act? Where did the people move b/c of the act Tell me 4 problems that occurred because of the act. What were their houses made out of?
Farmers Homestead Act Demand for Technology increases Gives 160 acres Must live on land for 5 years Demand for Technology increases