Clashes on The Frontier
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Changes on the Western Frontier. Clashes on The Frontier. Native Americans-pushed to Great Plains. Life centered on horse and buffalo Buffalo provided food, clothing, shelter. Settlers Arrive. Post Civil War Gold discovered (Colorado plus)= miners flock to gold discoveries - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Clashes on The Frontier
Clashes on The Frontier
Changes on the Western FrontierNative Americans-pushed to Great PlainsLife centered on horse and buffaloBuffalo provided food, clothing, shelter
Settlers ArrivePost Civil WarGold discovered (Colorado plus)= miners flock to gold discoveriesHomestead act =Cheap/free land for farmersAfrican Americans, Germans, Scandinavians
3Twice Promised LandPlains had been earlier granted to Native AmericansMore settlers come, US govt attempts to renegotiateConflictBroken treaties, gold discovered bringing more settlers
More bad news Dawes Act-force assimilation of Native Americans into white cultureDestruction of Buffalo, replaced with cattle ranching
Transcontinental Railroad Promotes settlement of the plainsGovt. gives land tracts to railroad companiesRR recruited settlers all over EuropeSold some of it for cheap prices to farmersHomestead Act
Conservation Movement/National Parks
Populist MovementFarmers in trouble: Civil War over, money supply shrank, making each dollar in circulation worth more. Farmers want cheap moneyPopulist PartyPolices to help farmersDirect election of senators and secret ballotCandidate William Jennings Bryant, backs cheaper money. Didnt win, but demands were heard.
