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SETTLING THE WEST. Settlement of the Great Plains, 1860 to 1890 Homestead Act of 1862 Great Plains Indians Conflicts with Indians U.S. Indian Policy Treaties and Reservations Dawes Act of 1887--- Americanize Indians Indian Wars - 1865 to 1890 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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1. Settlement of the Great Plains, 1860 to 1890 Homestead Act of 1862 Great Plains Indians Conflicts with Indians U.S. Indian Policy
Treaties and Reservations Dawes Act of 1887--- Americanize Indians
Indian Wars - 1865 to 1890 1890, Census Bureau reported Great Plains was
settled
2. The Cowboy tradition
3. Mining Industry
3. Life on the Plains
4. Facts, myths and legends
•The Wild West: Some elements of the frontier myths were true.
•Yet, many wild towns of the West calmed down fairly quickly or disappeared.•By the 1880s, the frontier had many
churches and a variety of social groups. •Major theatrical productions toured
growing western cities. •The East had come West.
The Traditional View of the The Traditional View of the WestWest
Colt .45 Revolver and the Colt .45 Revolver and the Winchester Repeating RifleWinchester Repeating Rifle
God didn’t make men equal.
Colonel Colt did!
“The weapons which won the West”
Legendary Gunslingers & Legendary Gunslingers & Train RobbersTrain Robbers
Jesse JamesJesse James
Billy the KidBilly the Kid
Dodge City Peace Commission, Dodge City Peace Commission, 18901890
William “Buffalo Bill” William “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Wild West Cody’s Wild West
ShowShow
““Buffalo Bill” Cody & Sitting Buffalo Bill” Cody & Sitting BullBull
Legendary Female Western Legendary Female Western CharactersCharacters
Calamity Calamity JaneJane
Annie OakleyAnnie Oakley
Destruction of the Buffalo Destruction of the Buffalo HerdsHerds
The near extinction of the buffalo.The near extinction of the buffalo.
Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park
First national park First national park established in 1872.established in 1872.
Conservation MovementConservation Movement
John MuirJohn MuirWith President With President
Theodore Theodore RooseveltRoosevelt
Sierra ClubSierra Club
Founded in 1892Founded in 1892
Mt. Rushmore: Black Hills, SDMt. Rushmore: Black Hills, SD
Crazy Horse Monument:Crazy Horse Monument:Black Hills, SDBlack Hills, SD