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Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion. Unit 1. Legislation [Dawes Act]. (Big Idea: LAND!) Passed in 1887 Provided land to individual Native Americans No more communal tribal holdings If they accepted the land, they had to follow the laws of that state/territory.

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Westward Expansion

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  1. Westward Expansion Unit 1

  2. Legislation [Dawes Act] • (Big Idea: LAND!) • Passed in 1887 • Provided land to individual Native Americans • No more communal tribal holdings • If they accepted the land, they had to follow the laws of that state/territory. • If they “adopted the habits of a civilized life,” they could gain US Citizenship

  3. Legislation [Dawes Act] Native American Perspective Government Official Perspective • Helpless / Unfair • Stuck on a Reservation • Loss of traditional way of life • Spreading American traditions • Maintained their pure culture • Helping the Natives that “didn’t know any better”

  4. Legislation [Chinese Exclusion Act] • (Big Idea: Discrimination!) • Chinese population grew in 1849 (Gold Rush), then many worked on the Transcontinental Railroad. • Once they were kicked out of the mines (when gold was hard to find) they were forced into the cities – mainly San Francisco. • There, they worked mainly in restaurants and laundry • Seen as driving down the wages • Chinese Exclusion Act: • Passed in 1882 • Prohibited all Chinese immigration of skilled and unskilled laborers

  5. Legislation [Chinese Exclusion Act] Chinese Perspective Government Official Perspective

  6. Legislation [Chinese Exclusion Act] Chinese Immigrants (1800s) Mexican Immigrants (2000s) • Immigration less regulated until 1882. • Felt unwelcomed • Could be deported • Immigration is more regulated now. • Can be deported • Can be provided with free health care and a free education

  7. Transcontinental Railroad • Constructed between 1863 and 1869 • Connected Pacific Coast at San Francisco Bay to Council Bluffs, Iowa (access to the East via Railroad system) • 2 railroad companies built • From the East: Union Pacific • From the West: Central Pacific • Met in the middle at Promontory Point, Utah • Golden Spike

  8. Transcontinental Railroad Video Guide: Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad • Impact on Native Americans: • Impact on Chinese Immigrants: • Impact on society: • Impact on the economy: • Impact on the environment:

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  10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz3FAGT7MVs Episode 6: Heartland

  11. End of the Open Range Use the following Impression Words to write a short paragraph predicting what will be taught in this lesson: • Wide-open West • Sheepherders • Cattle ranchers • Battles • Starvation • Droughts • Extreme temperatures • Barbed wire • Fenced in ranches and farms

  12. http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20&%20Government?loadLeftClass=CourseCombination&loadLeftId=10&loadTopicId=1600http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20&%20Government?loadLeftClass=CourseCombination&loadLeftId=10&loadTopicId=1600

  13. End of the Open Range • After watching the videos and reading in your text, edit your impression text to make an accurate summary of the End of the Open Range.

  14. Homestead Act • Enacted during the Civil War in 1862 • Encouraged settlement of the West, saying that any citizen who had never borne arms against the United States government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. • Rules: • Required to “improve” the plot • Would own it free and clear after 5 years (had to pay a registration fee) • [Green Book, Page 242, Answer questions 14, 15 & 16 in your notes]

  15. Unit 1 Quiz tomorrow: • Chinese Exclusion Act • Dawes Act • End of the Open Range • Homestead Act • Transcontinental Railroad

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