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Chapter 13 Sec 2

Chapter 13 Sec 2. Settling the Great Plaines.

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Chapter 13 Sec 2

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  1. Chapter 13 Sec 2 Settling the Great Plaines

  2. The ground says, it is the great spirit that placed me here. The great spirit tells me to take care of the Indians, to feed them alright. The great spirit appointed the roots to feed the Indians on. The water says the same thing. The great spirit directs me, feed the Indians well. The ground, water and grass say, the great spirit has given us our names. We have these names and hold these names. The ground says, the great spirit has placed me here to produce all that grows on me, trees and fruit. The same way the ground says, it was from me man was made. The great spirit, in placing men on the earth, desired them to take good care of the ground and to do each other no harm... Young Chief 1855 Treaty Council To open the greatest number of mines and extract the greatest quantity of ore, to scatter cattle over a thousand hills, to turn the flower spangled prairies.. Into wheatfields…to force from nature the most she can be made to yield…is preacher by Western newspapers as a kind of religion Britain’s Lord James Bryce Comparing Primary Resources

  3. Reason for Native American Conflict • Native Americans had a different belief in ownership of land • Outnumbered, many Native Americans signed treaties to government • Many were sent to reservations, or pieces of land granted to them by the government

  4. Dawes Act • Was created by government to abolish Native American traditions by requiring Indians to farm individual plots of land and become Americanized

  5. The Importance of the Buffalo

  6. Moving • What would you do if you were moving to another part of the country? • What difficulties would you face leaving your old home and settling in a new area? • Why might you move?

  7. Cause and Effects in Settling the West Cause Effects Railroad companies sold frontier land to farmers at low prices Railroad companies recruited Europeans to buy and farm frontier land Cattle towns were created (Joseph McCoy/Abilene) to transport much wanted beef out East Biggest reason for expansion out West Transcontinental Railroad met at Promontory Point, Utah • Land grants given to the railroads

  8. Cause and Effects in Settling the West Cause Effects The Homestead Act offered 160 acres of land free to anyone who would cultivate it for five years Similar Acts offered land cheaply or for free in states such as Kansas and Oklahoma Fraud was prevalent • The Homestead Act and related laws passed in the 1870’s

  9. Cause and Effects in Settling the West Cause Effects Increased farm productivity by decreasing the amount of effort and time required to produce farm goods • Inventions and improvements in farm technology

  10. Cause and Effects in Settling the West Cause Effects Federal lands (millions of acres) were granted to support farmers by financing agricultural education and research in farm technology and methodology • The Morrill Land Grant Acts and Hatch Act

  11. Hardships faced by Frontier Farmers Life was advertised by railroads as easy Homesteaders had to struggle for bare necessities Had to deal with loneliness • Had to deal with extremes • Drought • Temperature • Hostile Native Americans

  12. Chapter 13 Sec 3 Farmers and the Populist Movement

  13. In the late 1800’s, farmers faced increasing costs and decreasing crop prices Why had farming become unprofitable during this period? Why did farmers support bimetallism or “free silver”? To bring about inflation and produce “cheap money” so that crop prices would rise and debt would be repaid with cheaper money • Falling crop prices • Mortgaged farms (debt) • Scarcity of land • Power of railroad companies • Grain brokers

  14. In 1892, farmers and farm organizations, such as Grange, found support in Populism and the People’s Party What economic reforms did the People’s Party call for? What political reforms did the party call for? Elect U.S. senators by popular vote 8 hour work day Graduated/progressive income tax • Increase money supply (Silver) • Federal loan program (for farmers) • Interstate Commerce Act-regulate railroad rates

  15. In 1896 the Populists supported presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan Who did the Populist Party see as opposing forces in 1896? In what ways did the results of the 1896 election confirm this view? McKinley (Conservative Republican) won with votes from urban Northeast Believed in Gold Standard/high tariff/anti-immigration Bryan (Liberal Democrat) Lost while carrying farmers from Midwest and South Increased money supply/lower tariffs/higher farm prices • Businessmen and bankers vs. farmers and laborers • Republicans vs. Democrats • Gold bugs vs. Silverites

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