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Objective 4.01
Compare and Contrast the different
groups of people who migrated West
and describe the problems they
experienced.
John Gast. American Progress,
Autry Museum of Western
Heritage, LA
Winslow Homer. Bear Hunting,
1892
Albert Bierstadt. The Oregon
Trail, 1869, Butler Institute of
American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
Frederic Remington
Stampede by Lightening
George Catlin: Native American
paintings
Charles M. Russell.
Joseph Smith
He and 5 associates established the
Church of Later Day Saints in 1830. He
was jailed in 1844 for treason and
murdered while in jail.
Brigham Young
Joseph Smith’s successor; moved
followers to The great Salt Lake in the
Utah territory
Mormons
Religious group that traveled the
Oregon Trail, believed in polygamy,
founded by Joseph Smith in 1830
Homestead Act
Passed in 1862, offered 160 acres of
land to any citizen that was head of the
household; live there 5 years and the
land was yours
Role of Women
Worked on the plains, raised
families, saloon owners,
prostitutes, outlaws, entertainers
Role of African Americans
Went west looking for independence, new
start, worked as cowboys, sheriffs,
deputies, outlaws, farmers
Role of Chinese
Entered the United States through Angel
Island in San Francisco, helped build the
Transcontinental Railroad, hired as workers
for the Central Pacific Railroad
Role of Irish
Part of 2nd wave of immigrants to the U.S.,
participated in the Oklahoma Land Rush and
helped build the Transcontinental Railroad,
hired by Union Pacific Railroad
Comstock Lode
1859 Nevada Silver Rush, $340 million in
gold found, one of the richest silver
strikes in the United States
Morrill Land Grant Act
Gave federal land to the states to help
fund Agricultural Colleges
Sod Houses
Freestanding houses made of Prairie
turf in the Great Plains; cool in the
summer, warm in the winter
Oklahoma Land Rush
U.S, Government opens the Oklahoma
Territory to settlement
Homework Questions
Choose 1 and write a paragraph using at least 3
SFI
• Who migrated West and what problems
did they experience?
• How did the experiences of the settlers
impact their successes or failures?
• Why did different groups of people have
such varied experiences as they
migrated?
Quiz
• Choose 4 of these to
define:
• Gold Rush
• Comstock Lode
• Homestead Act
• Morrill Land Grant Act
(1862)
• Oklahoma Land Rush
• Sod Houses
• Choose one of these
and describe their
experiences in the
West.
Women
African Americans
Chinese Immigrants
Irish Immigrants