1. Pp 4/21/16

2. Mini-Poster Project Put your historical figure’s name at the top
“I have a dream…”
Put your historical figure’s name at the top
Your mini-poster needs to contain at least
4 interesting facts about the person
1 quote (if possible) from the person
2 visuals (picture, map, etc. make it colorful!

3. FOA 4/21/16 Wild West Review (4 questions total)
Why was the Homestead Act important to settlers?
a. It gave them the rights to search for gold wherever they wanted to.
b. It provided more train routes and access throughout different parts of the west.
c. It kept the Native Americans off of their land.
d. Farmers would receive 160 acres of land if they lived on it and improved it for 5 years.
What event occurred in 1868 along the Little Bighorn River?
a. Hundreds of Cheyenne negotiated a peace deal with the U.S. government.
b. The Sioux and Cheyenne defeated a U.S. force led by George Custer.
c. Apache leader Geronimo formally surrendered to the United States.
d. Thousands of Lakota Sioux performed a Ghost Dance.

4. FOA continued…
3. Why was the transcontinental railroad so devastating to Indians in the Wild West?
a. It brought thousands of settlers out west who took over Indian lands.
b. The settlers and railroad builders killed millions of buffalo which the Indians need to survive.
c. Neither of the above.
d. All of the above.
4. Why were settlers invading the lands of the Sioux Native Americans?
a. They wanted their land because it was better for farming and raising cattle.
b. They found gold on their reservation and wanted to get rich from mining gold.
c. The Sioux tribes went on raids and were attacking settlers outside of the reservation.
d. They enjoyed breaking promises and treaties…

5. Influence of Railroads
Railroads helped settle the West
Trains carried resources like: minerals, timber, crops, & cattle to the East coast
Trains & Native Americans – not friends
Train routes often went through the routes of the animals they hunted or even through their own lands

6. Go West, Why?
Government decided it was time to settle the west by offering free land
Homestead Act – You can have 160 acres for free if you live on it for 5 years and improve it
Many African Americans settled in Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, & Illinois after the Civil War
The Railroads were growing
It’s easier to head west

7. Challenges in the West Many challenges faced the people who moved West
There were no trees, so houses were built from sod (thick grass)
Had to dig wells for water
Blizzards, hailstorms, tornados, fires, drought
Insects ate crops
New inventions helped some of the challenges
Steel plow – helped farming & built sod houses
Windmills – helped pump water from wells
Barbed wire – kept cattle in or out
Reapers & threshers – helped harvest crops

8. Mining in the West
Gold has struck again in Nevada, Colorado, & South Dakota
Boomtowns appeared due to gold strikes
Boomtown – a town that has a sudden burst of population & economic growth
When the gold & other mined resources ran out people moved to the next town
Boomtowns became ghost towns

9. The Government Lies
The Native Americans were promised no one would take their land (HA! We know better)
When the settlers kept whining they wanted more land the government broke their promise
The government set up “boundaries” or “reservations” for the Native Americans
Some Native Americans went along with this while others resisted
Sand Creek Massacre – The Cheyenne fought back & the militia killed 150 tribe members

10. Crash Course: Westward Expansion
Pay attention to the things we have talked about this week!!!
We should be familiar with most of it!

11. The Western Journal Published in Dodge City, Kansas

12. The Western Journal Published in Dodge City, Kansas
The year is … somewhere in between 1863 and 1890 (you pick)
You have recently been hired as the lead writer for a new newspaper called The Western Journal
The owner of the newspaper hired you to report on any and all important stories coming out of the West
People back East, those city-slickers up North and them country boys down South are excited to read the newspaper and learn about the West. They might even want to move out there after reading your newspaper!!
Your boss at the newspaper likes to put out new issues once a week, and you, as always, procrastinated until the last minute!!
You will have to rush to meet your deadline!

13. The Western Journal Published in Dodge City, Kansas
Your boss’s requirements for the front page!
Helpful hints!
Write the newspaper name, publishing city, and date at the top
You must have a total of two articles (either two written articles or one written article and a political cartoon)
You must include at least three of the topics we have covered this week: Transcontinental Railroad, Little Bighorn, Homestead Act, Oklahoma Land Rush, Chinese/Irish Immigrants, Life in the West, Boomtowns, Native Americans on the Plains
You may or may not be a time-traveling writer, so computers and phones can be used for research
However, the textbooks is a great resource and is easy to read!
Boomtowns:
Transcontinental Railroad:
Homestead Act: 528
Life in the West:
Oklahoma Land Rush: 531
Native American Life: