1. Ch. 19 Review CAUSE 1. New industrial jobs and urban excitement 2. Uncontrolled rapid growth and “New Immigration” from Europe 3. The cultural strangeness of S. and E. immigrants 4. Social Gospel ministers and settlement house workers 5. The difficulties of family life in the industrial city EFFECT A. Created intense poverty and other urban slum problems B. Led women to delay marriage and have fewer children C. Lured millions of rural Americans off farms to the cities D. Assisted immigrants and other slum dwellers E. Provoked hostility from native-born Americans

2. The Great West Life on the Plains; Note Sheet 29 Daily Objectives: 1. 1. List the various factors that played a role in the settlement of the West 2. 2. Analyze how the Wild West image of cowboys and Indians was created.

4. Government Assistance 1. Homestead Act passed in 1862 to encourage settlement of the Plains area -gave 160 acres of land to settlers if they improved the land and lived on it for 5 years 2. Oklahoma giveaway, 1889 (opened “Indian” territory for settlement) -people continued to come for cheap lands and opportunity

5. New Technology -deeper wells -steel plows (John Deere) 3. better farm equipment (mechanization of farming= Cyrus McCormick, reaper) led to Bonanza farms of over 15,000 acres (huge profits!) Morrill Land Grants gov. gave land to states to build colleges that specialized in agriculture

6. Life on the Farm -sod houses Built of the soil of great planes -Survived weather extremes Less than 20 in of rain a year- hot summers freezing winters -drought -isolation

8. Connecting West to East The Pony express and later Morse Code; then the telephone helped unite the western pioneers with the civilized societies of the East.

9. The birth of the western town As Railway lines stretched farther west, new towns emerged to cater to the business flow. Above, you see the Chicago Stock Yards where cattle would be herded and shipped eastward via the rail lines

10. Decline of Farming -rise of industry -urbanization (moved to cities for factory jobs) -end of the frontier -Frederick Jackson Turner “Frontier Thesis”=idea that frontier was officially closed -great debts -Railroad charges (unfair)

11. Class Work Complete the Homestead Act Scenario Activity in groups; you must thoughtfully read all instructions, consider scenarios, and answer the questions Complete the Homestead Act Scenario Activity in groups; you must thoughtfully read all instructions, consider scenarios, and answer the questions We will then watch the “Heartland” Episode with Video Questions We will then watch the “Heartland” Episode with Video Questions Homework: Start Ch. 26 Vocabulary and Read pages 594-604 and Outline the sections with SIX facts (due Monday) Homework: Start Ch. 26 Vocabulary and Read pages 594-604 and Outline the sections with SIX facts (due Monday)

12. Great West Warm Up Questions Use Note sheet pg. 29 to answer the Warm-Up Questions Use Note sheet pg. 29 to answer the Warm-Up Questions Finish Heartland Episode with Video Questions Finish Heartland Episode with Video Questions

13. The Great West Day 2 Ranching and Mining; Note Sheet 28 Daily Objectives: 1. 1. List the various factors that played a role in the settlement of the West 2. 2. Analyze how the Wild West image of cowboys and Indians was created.

14. Rise of Cattle Ranching -Great Plains area -Open Range= federal owned grasslands where cattle could graze free until cowboys marched them north to rail lines -no boundaries -low population

15. Rise of Cattle Kingdom -greater urban populations demanded more food -cattle drives (Long Drive) to meet railroads Chisholm Trail= most famous cattle drive Abilene, KS (destination) -legend of the cowboy?? Mexican Influences were borrowed

17. Cattle’s Decline 1. too many cattle- overpopulation 2. disease 3. drought 4. barbed wire fences blocked open range

18. Rise of Mining -Gold Rushes/ California, 1849 - Black Hills -Sioux sacred land in South Dakota gold discovered- fueled conflict -Comstock Lode: famous SILVER mine in Nevada - Alaska

21. Life in Mining Towns Boom-Bust Cycle: people rush to the area and town explodes overnight- when mineral dries up town becomes ghost town -large mix of people -many opportunities for everyone= especially for women (first states to grant suffrage) -saloons, gambling

22. “Wild West” -legend of adventure Wild Bill Hickok Calamity Jane Wyatt Earp Jesse James Billy the Kid -dime novels that told western tales; very popular -only lasted about 30 years

24. Class Work Watch Crash Course in US History #24 and follow along with Video Questions Watch Crash Course in US History #24 and follow along with Video Questions Start Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Movie with Video Questions Part 1 Start Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Movie with Video Questions Part 1 Homework: Update Ch. 26 Vocab Homework: Update Ch. 26 Vocab Outline for Ch. 26 pages 594-604 due Monday! Outline for Ch. 26 pages 594-604 due Monday!