SETTLING THE WEST Settlement of the Great Plains, 1860 to 1890

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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 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 cowboys

The Bronc Buster Frederick Remington

Black Cowboys Exodusters 100,000 Exodusters leave the South and get involved with the ranching industry in Texas and Oklahoma.

Long Drives to Railheads Cattle shipped to slaughter houses. Rise of the beef and meatpacking industry. Development of the “Cowboy Culture”

the MINERS

Virginia City Comstock Lode Mining Centers Virginia City Comstock Lode

Prospecting

LIFE ON THE GREAT PLAINS Settlers adapted to the difficult lifestyle of living on the Great Plains. Newer advancements in agricultural technology helped settle the Plains.

LIFE ON THE GREAT PLAINS Dry farming Allows cultivation of arid (dry) land by using drought-resistant crops and various techniques to minimize evaporation. John Griffin, a three-year homesteader says, "Yalls idea of dry farming has led me and me family through these three years that we been homesteading."

Barbed Wire Joseph Glidden

Barbed wire also solved the problems between farmers and ranchers. LIFE ON THE GREAT PLAINS Barbed wire fence was a lifesaver because of the lack of wood in the dry plains of America. Barbed wire also solved the problems between farmers and ranchers.

Allowed farmers to cut through dense, root-choked sod. Steel Plow

Reduced labor force needed for harvest Reduced labor force needed for harvest. Allows farmers to maintain larger farms. Mechanized Reaper

Powers irrigation systems and pumps up ground water. Steel Windmill

Indian Assimilation Attempts Native American children were taken to off-reservation Indian schools where they would be taught white man’s ways.

Carlisle Indian School, PA Dawes Act (1887) Carlisle Indian School, PA