1. Chapter 5 Changes on the Western Frontier
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Assignment

2. Section 1: Cultures Clash on the Prairie
Dawes Act
“Americanize” Native Americans
Broke up reservations and gave some of the reservation land to individual Native Americans
160 acres to each head of household
80 acres to each unmarried adult
Remainder of reservation land would be sold to settlers=income would be used by Native Americans to buy farm implements.
Effect: By 1932 whites had taken 2/3 of land reserved for Native Americans, and received no $ from the land.

3. B. The Battle of Wounded Knee
Ritual called “ghost dance”, believed if they (Native Americans) performed it, land would be restored to them.
Spread through the Dakota reservation
Sitting Bull was ordered to be arrested, (Dec. 1890)
His bodyguard shot one of the police-they killed Sitting Bull

4. December 20, 1890
The 7th Cavalry (Kuster’s old regiment) rounded up 350 suffering Sioux and took them to a camp at Wounded Knee Creek, SD.
Demanded the Sioux give up their weapons.
Shot was fired (unsure of who fired it)
They killed over 300 Sioux; men, women, and children, and left them to freeze on the ground.
Brought and end to the Indian wars.
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5. Section 2: Settling on the Great Plains
Transcontinental Railroad
Union Pacific (westward from Omaha)
Irish immigrants, Civil War veterans, African Americans
Central Pacific (eastward from Sacramento)
Chinese, Mexican immigrants
Land grants for these companies
10 square miles of land=1 mile of track laid. (state)
20 square miles of land=1 mile of track laid. (territory).
May 10, 1869 both companies met in Promontory, Utah

6. B. Homestead Act
160 acres of land to any citizen who was head of household.
Have to live on the land for 5 years.
Only 10% of land actually went to families (those it was intended for)
Not all plots were equal value
Midwest regions it worked well
Dryer regions (west) farmers needed more land to farm
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7. Section 3: Farmers and the Populist Movement
Populism: the movement of the people.
A. Populist party platform
Increased $ supply
Graduated income tax
Federal loan program
Voting reform
8 hour workday

8. B. Panic of 1893 Causes: Results: Railroads went bankrupt
Governments gold supply ran thin
Prices of stocks fell drastically
Results:
Consumer purchases, wages and prices fell.
By % of population was unemployed.

9. C. End of Populism
William McKinley’s election in 1896 put an end to populism
Movement left two powerful legacies
The downtrodden could organize and have political impact.
An agenda of reforms that would be enacted in the 20th century.
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10. Indian Wars assignment
Research each of the following tribes & important events that happened to each;
Sioux
Battle of Wounded Knee
Cheyenne
Massacre of Sand Creek
Cherokee
Trail of Tears
Seminole
1st Seminole War

11. Information Directions
Cover important events for each
Already chosen
Information needed
Years these events happened
People involved
Causes/consequences
Location of events

12. PowerPoint Directions
Have at least 10 slides
2/per tribe
1 title slide & 1 resource slide
Include pictures (2 each tribe)
One of leader(s)
One of specific event
If you put 2 pictures on one slide, you will still need 2 slides of information (3 total)
Background on each slide (same)
Have proper structure and organization