1. MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5-2
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2. MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5-2
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3. SETTLING THE GREAT PLAINS
CHAPTER 5 – SECTION 2
SETTLING
THE
GREAT
PLAINS
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4. MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5-2
RAILROADS …
OPENED THE WEST
FED LAND GRANTS TO COMPANIES
UNION PACIFIC
CENTRAL PACIFIC
TRANSCONTINENTAL RR (1869)
10-20 SQ MILES OF LAND
FOR EACH MILE OF TRACK
SOLD OFF FOR PROFIT
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5. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR SETTLERS
HOMESTEAD ACT (1862)
400,000 FAMILIES
CORUPTION A PROBLEM
OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH
“SOONERS”
2 MILLION ACRES IN 24 HOURS
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
CLOSING OF THE FRONTIER
FREDERICK JACKSON TURNER
ALL WESTERN LANDS WERE “SETTLED”
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6. The starting line for the first Oklahoma Land Rush, April 22, 1889.
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7. MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY 5-2
AND THEY’RE OFF !
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8. SETTLERS FACED MANY HARDSHIPS
LACK OF TREES FOR HOMES
DUGOUTS, SODDIES
LACK OF STORES, SUPPLIES
BECAME SELF-SUFFICIENT
DEBT
CROP PRICES FELL,HIGHER SHIPPING RATES
HARSH WEATHER
2/3s OF SETTLERS STAYED
% OF US POPULATION 1% (1850)=30% (1900)
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10. HELP FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
MORRILL LAND GRANTS
HATCH ACT
LAND & MONEY
FOR EDUCATION & RESEARCH
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