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Objective 4.01 Compare and Contrast the different groups of people who migrated West and describe the problems they experienced.

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1 Objective 4.01 Compare and Contrast the different groups of people who migrated West and describe the problems they experienced.

2 John Gast. American Progress, Autry Museum of Western Heritage, LA

3 Winslow Homer. Bear Hunting, 1892

4 Albert Bierstadt. The Oregon Trail, 1869, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio

5 Frederic Remington Stampede by Lightening

6 George Catlin: Native American paintings

7 Charles M. Russell.

8 Joseph Smith He and 5 associates established the Church of Later Day Saints in 1830. He was jailed in 1844 for treason and murdered while in jail.

9 Brigham Young Joseph Smith’s successor; moved followers to The great Salt Lake in the Utah territory

10 Mormons Religious group that traveled the Oregon Trail, believed in polygamy, founded by Joseph Smith in 1830

11 Homestead Act Passed in 1862, offered 160 acres of land to any citizen that was head of the household; live there 5 years and the land was yours

12 Role of Women Worked on the plains, raised families, saloon owners, prostitutes, outlaws, entertainers

13 Role of African Americans Went west looking for independence, new start, worked as cowboys, sheriffs, deputies, outlaws, farmers

14 Role of Chinese Entered the United States through Angel Island in San Francisco, helped build the Transcontinental Railroad, hired as workers for the Central Pacific Railroad

15 Role of Irish Part of 2nd wave of immigrants to the U.S., participated in the Oklahoma Land Rush and helped build the Transcontinental Railroad, hired by Union Pacific Railroad

16 Comstock Lode 1859 Nevada Silver Rush, $340 million in gold found, one of the richest silver strikes in the United States

17 Morrill Land Grant Act Gave federal land to the states to help fund Agricultural Colleges

18 Sod Houses Freestanding houses made of Prairie turf in the Great Plains; cool in the summer, warm in the winter

19 Oklahoma Land Rush U.S, Government opens the Oklahoma Territory to settlement

20 Homework Questions Choose 1 and write a paragraph using at least 3 SFI Who migrated West and what problems did they experience? How did the experiences of the settlers impact their successes or failures? Why did different groups of people have such varied experiences as they migrated?

21 Quiz Choose 4 of these to define: Gold Rush Comstock Lode Homestead Act Morrill Land Grant Act (1862) Oklahoma Land Rush Sod Houses Choose one of these and describe their experiences in the West. Women African Americans Chinese Immigrants Irish Immigrants

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