American History along Route 66 NSW pp 128-151 Brochure with itinerary (handout)

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American History along Route 66 NSW pp Brochure with itinerary (handout)

American History along Route 66 The Conquest of the West (NSW pp ) WESTWARD EXPANSION: 1- STAGES 1803: Am. Gov. bought all French lands from Mississippi to Rockies 1820s-1846: Oklahoma: “land of the red people” 1837: telegraph 1848: Gold Rush to California 1862 Homestead Act 1869: transcontinental railroad

American History along Route 66 The Conquest of the West (NSW pp ) WESTWARD EXPANSION 2- The myth of the self-made man: Land of opportunities for those who were enterprising, ambitious, hard-working Land of freedom

American History along Route 66 The Conquest of the West (NSW pp ) WESTWARD EXPANSION 3- the Indian wars: conflicts for control over the West Western movies and “spaghetti Western”

American History along Route 66 The Conquest of the West (NSW pp ) WESTWARD EXPANSION 4- TODAY: Texas and Oklahoma as “the new frontier” = high development rate Young professionals and families moving here looking for employment opportunities

American History along Route 66 ROUTE 66: Chicago – 2,248 miles - Los Angeles ORIGINS The National Old Trails Highway 1926: officially paved as Route 66 WWI-WWII: “ Main Street America” = small towns lined by cafés, motels, gas stations and attractions Great Depression (1930s) “ The Mother Road” (J. Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath): farmers left Great Plaind Dust Bowl, looking for a better life in the West Photos by D. Lange

American History along Route 66 ROUTE 66: Chicago – LA DEVELOPMENT AFTER WWII: shift from Rust Belt to Sun Belt (good jobs) 1950s-1970s: gradual bypassing of Interstate Highways, completed in 1984) Today: “ Historic Route 66”: self-promotion for attractions … WHERE THE AMERICAN DRIVING VACATION FIRST FLOURISHED

American History along Route 66 ROUTE 66: Chicago – LA 1. Chicago: 1850s manufacturing industry in the Great Lakes region (Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland); “ Big Three”: The New American Dream, “from rags to riches” Meatpacking Birthplace of skyscapers (1880s) Sears tower (tallest /US) Crime: gangsterism- Al Capone 1970s: decline 1990s: re-development 2007: crisis

American History along Route 66 ROUTE 66: Chicago – LA 2. Lincoln (Springfield, Illinois) Civil War (Union/Grant vs Confederacy/Lee) 13° Amendment 3. St Louis (Missouri)Steel Gateway Arch: opening to the West => riverboat cruises 4. Missouri: land of Mark Twain (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1876)

American History along Route 66 ROUTE 66: Chicago – LA 5. Ozark Mountains and Meramec Caverns (Jesse Janes 1860s) 6. Oklahoma City : built in one day (1886) John Wayne memorabilia western movies vs “spaghetti” western

American History along Route 66 ROUTE 66: Chicago – LA 7. Amarillo (New Mexico) Cadillac Ranch (Pop Art) 8: Santa Fe (capital of NM): Native American craft market (eg. Navajo) + Spanish heritage 9: Arizona: Petrified Forest and Grand Canyon 10 Las Vegas 11. Los Angeles (2nd largest city - Hollywood, Beverly Hills – Rodeo drive – Disneyland Anaheim)