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order of events for the development of the settlement of the west
Indian removal act-1830
Oregon trail 1830s-1840s
manifest destiny becomes popular-1840s
gold rush-1848-1849
homestead act 1862
pacific railroad act 1862
civil war ends 1865
Exoduster movement 1879
Oklahoma Land rush 1889
the growth of the cattle ranching 1861-72
civil war starts-1861 (farms not managed)
civil war ends 1865 (five million cattle left wild in Texas)
growth of cattle trails (Jospeh McCoy- Abilene) - Chisholm trail
John lliff
one consequence of the first Transcontinental road in 1869
was the rapid increase of settlement on the plains
railway made it much faster and easier for people to travel across the country encouraging farmers and businessmen to move to the Plains
towns to grow quickly and made transporting good such as crops and cattle much easier supporting development in the west
explain one consequence of the winter 1866-87 on the west
was the collapse of the open range cattle industry
extremely harsh weather led to deep snow and freezing temperatures which killed thousands of cattle that grazed freely.
ranchers lost huge amounts of money and became bankrupt
became a more smaller- scale system with fenced in ranches, better shelter and more controlled grazing marking the end of the traditional way of cowboys using open ranches;
explain one consequence of the battle of the little bighorn
led to a harsh government response
Explain one consequence of Billy the Kid on the issue of law and order in the American West
it showed the weakness of law enforcement in the American west
Billy the Kid was a notorious outlaw who committed thefts and murders across New Mexico for years without punishment.
Lincoln county law enforcement was weak-it had muiltiple chances to bring billy the kid to justice but the law offciers were either too corrupt or too scared to stand up for him
Therefore, Billy was able to be violent and lawless for many years before he was killed in 1881.
importance of the Indian appropriations act for the way of life for the plain Indians
introductory sentence:the act, beginning a long process that aimed to erase the native culture and replace it with European-American values
paragraph 1: forced onto reservations-reduced their ability to roam freely on the plains and restricted their movement (buffalo and live nomadically)
paragraph 2: government dependence- they could no longer live off the land in the same way so they had to rely on the government for food and supplies-weakened their independence and undermined their traditional way of life
paragraph 3: it was the start of the us government trying to assimilate plain Indians into white Americans culture-reservations they were taught how to farm and that they had to speak English- children were eventually sent to boarding schools to remove their cultural identity
explain one consequence of the discovery of gold in the rocky mountains around the Virgina city in 1862
was the increased settlement and migration to the area
thousands of miners, settlers and businessmen rushed to Montana territory in hopes of becoming rich
this boom in population led too the rapid growth of towns like Virgina city which quickly became a key trading and mining centre
as a result native Americans land was taken or trespassed upon leading to the growing tension and conflict between settlers and plain Indian tribes
one consequence of the Dawes act
break-up of the Native American land
instead of the native American tribes living collectively they were forced to love on individual plots of land approximately 160 acres per family
weekend tribal unity and culture making it harder for the indigenous people to maintain their traditional way of life
narrative account analysing the conflict between the us government and the plain Indians in the years 1876-1890
battle of the little big horn 1876
the ghost dance in 1890
paragraph 1:the battle of the little big horn-the conflict intensified
paragraph 2:extermination of the buffalo
paragraph 3:ghost dance
Write a narrative account analysing the reasons why the Plains were settled in the years 1862–1876.
You may use:
* The Homestead Act (1862)
* The Transcontinental Railroad (1869)
first paragraph: homestead act
second paragraph: transcontinental railroad
third paragraph: timber culture act
importance of the Oklahoma land rush
paragraph 1:expansion of white settlers into native Americans lands (over 50,000 settlers raced to claim plots of land)
paragraph 2:loss of native American land
paragraph 3:showed that the American west was changing
explain one consequence of the civil war on the settlement of the west
was the increased settlement of the west through the homestead act of 1862
during the war, the government passed this law to encourage people to move west by offering 160 acres of free land for anyone who would farm it for five years
after the war ended, many people including free slaves, poor famers and immigrants took this opportunity to start a new life on the plains
order of the conflicts
sand creek massacre (1864)
red’s cloud war (1866-68)
battle of the little big horn (1876)
wounded knee massacre (1890)
Johnson county war (1892)
consequence of the wounded knee massacre
was the end of native American armed resistance to US government control
300 Lakota Sioux were killed including women and children were killed by the us army
native Americans realise that their military resistance was no longer possible
this massacre marked the final defeat of the plain Indians and led them being confined to the reservations, with their traditional way of life destroyed-loss of total Native American independence
Write a narrative account analysing the main developments in US Government policy towards the Plains Indians in
the period 1836-1861.
You may use the following:
Movement of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851.
You must also use information of your own.
paragraph 1:established the indigenous people’s territory west of Mississippi river
paragraph 2: as thousands of migrants began crossing the plains on routes like the Oregon and Californias trails tensions increased between native groups and settlers
paragraph 3: US policy became increasingly aggressive- Grattan massacre which escalated tensions between the Lakota Sioux and the US army
explain the importance of the building of railroads for changing the way of life for plain Indians
introductory sentence: the building of railroads had a devastating impact on the traditional way of life of the indigenous people
paragraph 1:buffalo could not hunt for them anymore due to the building of railroads-cut through the heart of native lands
paragraph 2:brought a wave of white miners, settlers and ranchers onto the ranches increasing pressure on native American lands
paragraph 3: also led to increased conflict and violence between the us government and the plain Indians- Indian wars-they were defeated and force onto reseverations
Write a narrative account analysing why Americans went West in the years 1836-1849.
You may use the following:
Oregon Trail from 1836
California Gold Rush 1849
You must also use information of your own.
paragraph 1: Oregon trail-rich farmland and a mild climate so was especially attractive to farmers who had poor soil or had debts in the east-manifest destiny
paragraph 2: wanted to escape from the east especially during the Panic of 1837- searching fro work and stability and mormons-escaping religious persecution
paragraph 3:gold rush
explain the importance of religion to the pl
