Westward expansion.notebook Westward Expansion January 25, 2016 What do you know??? Westward Expansion Moving West Sep 197:54 PM Westward Expansion Sep 243:49 PM Westward Expansion Geographic Factors physical features of land mountain ranges physical features of land rivers climate and natural resources deserts all formed obstacles for those moving west Sep 197:57 PM Westward Expansion Sep 198:07 PM Westward Expansion Look at your map. Let's find: the Rocky mountains the Mississippi the Columbia the Colorado Snake Rivers Sep 198:14 PM climate/ weather hot dry summers brought drought, dust storms, swarms of insects winters brought snow and spring floods storms tornadoes unpredictable weather could ruin crops Sep 198:09 PM 1 Westward expansion.notebook January 25, 2016 Westward Expansion Westward Expansion So.... why go???????????? land ownership Click box for answer. other economic opportunities 3 things affected the development of the west We are going to make a flap booklet. Sep 198:12 PM Sep 198:39 PM Westward Expansion Westward Expansion 3 things affected the development of the west railroads technology* railroads steel plow barbed wire Sep 198:16 PM Westward Expansion Sep 198:19 PM Westward Expansion steel plow used to plow the hardpacked earth Sep 198:20 PM barbed wire 1st wire capable of restraining cattle cheaper Sep 198:21 PM 2 Westward expansion.notebook Westward Expansion January 25, 2016 Westward Expansion 3 things affected the development of the west s sidie b u s the government gave companies (who agreed to build railroads) land and money Federal policies subsidies for railroad d ilroa ra for Homestead Act Sep 198:25 PM Westward Expansion Sep 198:28 PM Westward Expansion free land in the Great Plains 3 things affected the development of the west access to the natural resources Sep 198:28 PM Sep 198:38 PM Westward Expansion Westward Expansion There were GOOD TIMES! (of cooperation) AN D There were BAD TIMES! (of conflict) Sep 2411:51 AM Sep 198:39 PM 3 Westward expansion.notebook January 25, 2016 Westward Expansion Effects: Westward Expansion d rate e p oo ns c at first. a c i er est e Am f the w v i t Na rs o lore p x e with NA pushed across the Miss. River to Oklahoma (Trail of Tears) moved to reservations (but not honored by the government) when gold was found on a reservation, the NA were forced off Indian Wars massacres by white soldiers Later, they became hostile as more and more people came to the west. NA believed the land belonged to group/ not individual Sep 2411:44 AM Westward Expansion Sep 2412:15 PM Westward Expansion Cowboys and rustlers competed Farmers fenced large parts of the plains which messed up the open ranges where cowboys drove the herds. Mining companies who had the equipment to dig deeper into the land competed with others for claims to the richest sites. Sep 2411:51 AM Westward Expansion Sep 2412:01 PM Westward Expansion Effects: came over from other country European immigrants were resented by those born here. Asian immigrants were only tolerated b/c they were building railroads. railroad took away buffalo so the NA couldn't get enough food poverty (poor) starvation Sidenote: Buffalo would mess up new railroads, so they were shot. Sep 2412:05 PM Sep 2412:15 PM 4 Westward expansion.notebook Westward Expansion January 25, 2016 Westward Expansion Review of changes in Federal policies... Mexican Americans were driven from their lands. 1. Removal of NA 2. Reservations 3. Severalty took reservations and divided up land into farms for individual NA families (DAWES SEVERALY ACT) Sep 2412:09 PM Sep 2412:12 PM Westward Expansion Review with your study buddy Sep 243:42 PM 5
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