I) Growth of Industries A) railroads Americas 1 st big business Promontory Point, Utah 1) Transcontinental Railroad (1869)
Evolution on the Battlefront: Military Technology Over Time By: Kenneth A. Gavin American Institute for History Education Prepared for Jersey City (NJ)
CHAPTER 5 AN INDUSTRIAL NATION. Reasons to Go West OOpportunities for those who have none here HHOMESTEAD ACT: encouraged farmers, African Americans,
1860 – 1900. Indians had occupied the Plains for over 20,000 yrs., developing diverse ways of adapting to the environment Indians then adapted to.
Indian Wars. NA Chart – Wars/Battles 1.Apache and Navajo Wars (1861-1886) 2.Sand Creek Massacre (1864) 3.Red River War (1874-1875) 4.Battle of Little.
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Modern US History Ch. 18, Section 2 Wars for the West.
Media Construction of Peace PowerPoint Slide Show, Unit 2, Lesson 1 Wars of Manifest Destiny: Indian, Mexican, and Spanish American Wars.
CULTURE CLASH. Plains Indians Culture Included dozens of nations, inc. Sioux, Cheyenne, Blackfoot, Pawnee, Apache, Comanche Advanced economy had trade.
Chapter 17. Rails to the West What effect did the railroads have on the development of the American west?
Why did the Indians lose the struggle for the Plains?
The Great War for Empire French and Indian War (1754-1763) [Seven Years’ War - Europe] between Britain and France 1754-1760 (63) colonies supporting Britain.