Life on the Western Frontier Compare Native Americans; Prairie Farmers; Ranchers; Miners.

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Life on the Western Frontier Compare Native Americans; Prairie Farmers; Ranchers; Miners

What attracted them to the West? $; Gold Homestead Act Native; Indian Removal Act Open Range!

Hod did they use the land? Bonanza – large acre; specializing in cattle Sod Homes; windmills; threshers, etc. Boom Towns….Ghost Towns “Mother Earth”; Nomadic; follow the herd

How did their lives change in the late 1800’s? Loss of land and culture; reservation life Decreased number of “strikes”. Trouble with railroad prices and cycle of debt. Barbed wire makes cattle drive difficult.

Why would they have conflicts with others living in the frontier? Ownership of land;Fear of Indian attacks Different culture and values; loss of land “Wild West” vigilante culture Compete with farmers for political power