Connecting The Dots The United States African Americans become sharecroppers and some attend colleges and universities. Sharecropping- landowners divided their land and gave each worker a few acres along with seed and tools. When crops were harvested, each worker gave a share of his crop, usually half, to the landowner. Tuskeegee University, Shaw, NC A&T, etc. The first transcontinental Railroad is constructed. Many others follow. The Buffalo population begins to die out due to fur trapping. Buffalo meat and hide were highly profitable. Natives used buffalo for many different things such as. The Battle of Wounded Knee ends the era of Native Americans fighting for their land. General Custers Seventh Calvary slaughtered 300 unarmed Native Americans, including several children. Why would that discourage other Natives from fighting? Mexican culture highly influences the Wild West As American as the cowboy may seem, his way of life stemmed directly from that of Spanish ranchers in Mexico. Cowboy clothes, food, and vocabulary had heavy Mexican influence. Industries emerge in cities making them metropolises. Steel production increases because of the need for railroad tracks and skyscrapers. Thomas Edison harnesses electricity. Alexander Graham Bell invents the ________. Ford motor company invents the first horseless carriage Millions of immigrants from Europe come to the East Coast of America seeking better lifestyles. Ellis Island What was usually the first thing immigrants saw when they reached America? What happened to immigrants at Ellis Island? (Sticky note) Immigrants from China and Japan settle the West Coast of the United States. Angel Island How was Angel Island different from Ellis Island? Culture Shock for immigrants Ethnic communities sprang up in areas that had large concentrations of immigrants. Nativism, an overt favoritism toward native-born Americans, emerges. Immigrants from Mexico and the West Indies settle the southern United States to help irrigate the dry land. Immigrants from Mexico and the West Indies wanted to flee political turmoil and find work. Nearly 7 percent of the population of Mexico came to the United States between 1910 and 1930. City life begins to take shape. Cities become overpopulated. Housing is scarce. Mafia or Mob groups form. Sanitation, transportation, and water become issues. Dealings with Latin America turn the US into the Global Police. Cuba and the US establish a great economic relationship. Spains stronghold on the Cuban government threatens to disrupt that relationship. U.S. goes to war with Spain and acquires Puerto Rico Guam Phillippines Cuba is able to gain its independence from Spain The U.S. becomes an empire!!