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Alan Brinkley,Alan Brinkley,AMERICAN HISTORY 13/eAMERICAN HISTORY 13/e
Chapter Sixteen: Chapter Sixteen: The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
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Chapter Sixteen: Chapter Sixteen:
The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
IntroductionIntroduction Myth and RealityMyth and Reality
Cowboy of the West (The Palma Collection / Getty Images)
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The Societies of the Far WestThe Societies of the Far West– The Western TribesThe Western Tribes
Caste SystemCaste System Plains IndiansPlains Indians Economic Economic
Importance of Importance of the Buffalothe Buffalo
Indian Indian WeaknessesWeaknesses
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Buffalo Runners (Library of Congress)
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The Societies of the Far WestThe Societies of the Far West– Hispanic New MexicoHispanic New Mexico
Taos Indian RebellionTaos Indian Rebellion Hispanic Hispanic
ResistanceResistance
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Taos, New Mexico (Royalty Free / CORBIS)
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The Societies of the Far WestThe Societies of the Far West– Hispanic California and TexasHispanic California and Texas
Decline of Mission SocietyDecline of Mission Society Declining Status of HispanicsDeclining Status of Hispanics
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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
The Societies of the Far WestThe Societies of the Far West– The Chinese MigrationThe Chinese Migration
RacismRacism Building the Building the
Transcontinental RailroadTranscontinental Railroad Establishment of Establishment of
“Chinatowns”“Chinatowns”
Early Chinatown (Library of Congress)
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The Societies of the Far WestThe Societies of the Far West– Anti-Chinese SentimentsAnti-Chinese Sentiments
Anti-Coolie ClubsAnti-Coolie Clubs Chinese Exclusion ActChinese Exclusion Act Chinese ResistanceChinese Resistance
A Chinese Family in San Francisco
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The Societies of the Far WestThe Societies of the Far West– Migration from the EastMigration from the East
Homestead ActHomestead Act Government Government
AssistanceAssistance
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Norwegian Settlers in 1890s (Library of Congress)
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The Changing Western EconomyThe Changing Western Economy– Labor in the WestLabor in the West
Limited Social MobilityLimited Social Mobility Racially StratifiedRacially Stratified
Working ClassWorking Class
Immigrant Orange Pickers in
Los Angeles (Library of Congress)
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The Changing Western EconomyThe Changing Western Economy– The Arrival of the MinersThe Arrival of the Miners
Life Cycle of a Mining BoomLife Cycle of a Mining Boom Comstock LodeComstock Lode Boomtown LifeBoomtown Life Gender ImbalanceGender Imbalance
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San Francisco, 1852 (Library of Congress)
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Mining Towns, 1848-1863
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The Changing Western EconomyThe Changing Western Economy– The Cattle KingdomThe Cattle Kingdom
Mexican OriginsMexican Origins Chisholm TrailChisholm Trail Competition withCompetition with
FarmersFarmers Political Gains Political Gains
for Womenfor Women
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Cowboys on a “Long Drive” (Library of Congress)
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The Romance of the WestThe Romance of the West– The Western LandscapeThe Western Landscape
““Rocky Mountain School”Rocky Mountain School”
Panorama of Lake Chelan WA, 1908 (Library of Congress)
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Mountain Valley (Royalty-Free / CORBIS)
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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
The Romance of the WestThe Romance of the West– The Cowboy CultureThe Cowboy Culture
Myth of the CowboyMyth of the Cowboy
– The Idea of the FrontierThe Idea of the Frontier Romantic Image of the WestRomantic Image of the West Frederic RemingtonFrederic Remington
– Frederick Jackson TurnerFrederick Jackson Turner Turner’s Frontier ThesisTurner’s Frontier Thesis
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““The existence of an area of free land, its The existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession and the advance of continuous recession and the advance of settlement westward, explain American settlement westward, explain American Development.”Development.”
Frederick Jackson TurnerFrederick Jackson Turner
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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
The Romance of the WestThe Romance of the West– The Loss of UtopiaThe Loss of Utopia
Psychological LossPsychological Loss
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The Dispersal of the IndiansThe Dispersal of the Indians– White Tribal PoliciesWhite Tribal Policies
““Concentration” PolicyConcentration” Policy Poorly Administered ReservationsPoorly Administered Reservations Decimation of the BuffaloDecimation of the Buffalo
Hunting Bison on the Plains (Library of Congress)
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The Conquest of the Far WestThe Conquest of the Far West
The Dispersal of the IndiansThe Dispersal of the Indians– The Indian WarsThe Indian Wars
Indian ResistanceIndian Resistance Sand Creek MassacreSand Creek Massacre ““Indian Hunting”Indian Hunting” Little BighornLittle Bighorn Chief JosephChief Joseph ““Ghost Dance”Ghost Dance” Wounded KneeWounded Knee
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Chief Little Crow, 1851 (Library of Congress)
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The Dispersal of the IndiansThe Dispersal of the Indians– The Dawes ActThe Dawes Act
AssimilationAssimilation
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The Rise and Decline of the Western FarmerThe Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer– Farming on the PlainsFarming on the Plains
Key Role of the RailroadKey Role of the Railroad Barbed WireBarbed Wire DroughtDrought Hard Times for FarmersHard Times for Farmers
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Drought (© Creatas/ PunchStock)
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Map of the Northern Pacific Railroad (Royalty-Free / CORBIS)
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The Rise and Decline of the Western FarmerThe Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer– Commercial AgricultureCommercial Agriculture
Consequences of OverproductionConsequences of Overproduction
– The Farmers’ GrievancesThe Farmers’ Grievances Farmers’ GrievancesFarmers’ Grievances
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The Rise and Decline of the Western FarmerThe Rise and Decline of the Western Farmer– The Agrarian MalaiseThe Agrarian Malaise
IsolationIsolation
Oregon Barn
(Glen Allison/ Getty Images)
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Patterns of Popular Culture:Patterns of Popular Culture:
The Wild West ShowThe Wild West Show
Poster for Buffalo Bill’s
Wild West Show (Library of Congress)
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Where Historians Disagree:Where Historians Disagree:
The “Frontier” and the WestThe “Frontier” and the West
Los Angeles, 1877 (Royalty-Free /CORBIS)
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