1. SETTLING THE WEST Settlement of the Great Plains, 1860 to 1890
Homestead Act of 1862
Great Plains Indians
Conflicts with Indians
U.S. Indian Policy
Treaties and Reservations
Dawes Act of Americanize Indians
Indian Wars to 1890
1890, Census Bureau reported Great Plains was settled
2. The Cowboy tradition
3. Mining Industry
3. Life on the Plains
4. Facts, myths and legends

2. the
cowboys

3. The Bronc Buster Frederick Remington

5. Black Cowboys Exodusters
100,000 Exodusters leave the South and get involved with the ranching industry in Texas and Oklahoma.

13. the
MINERS

14. Virginia City Comstock Lode
Mining Centers
Virginia City Comstock Lode

18. Prospecting

19. LIFE ON THE GREAT PLAINS
Settlers adapted to the difficult lifestyle of living on the Great Plains.
Newer advancements in agricultural technology helped settle the Plains.

20. Barbed Wire
Joseph Glidden

21. Barbed wire also solved the problems between farmers and ranchers.
LIFE ON THE GREAT PLAINS
Barbed wire fence was a lifesaver because of the lack of wood in the dry plains of America.
Barbed wire also solved the problems between farmers and ranchers.

22. Allowed farmers to cut through dense, root-choked sod.
Steel Plow

23. Reduced labor force needed for harvest
Reduced labor force needed for harvest. Allows farmers to maintain larger farms.
Mechanized Reaper

25. Powers irrigation systems and pumps up ground water.
Steel Windmill

26. Indian Assimilation Attempts
Native American children were taken to off-reservation Indian schools where they would be taught white man’s ways.

27. Carlisle Indian School, PA
Dawes Act (1887)
Carlisle Indian School, PA