Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Changes in the West 1865-1890

Native Americans ,[object Object],[object Object]

All parts of Buffalo were used

1800: 65 million buffalo roamed the plains

By 1890, less than 1000 buffalo remained

Settlers Push Westward ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Natives and Settlers Clash ,[object Object],[object Object]

Culture Clash ,[object Object],[object Object]

Custer’s Last Stand ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Battle of Wounded Knee ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Dawe’s Act 1887 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Growing Demand for beef ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Chisholm Trail ,[object Object],[object Object]

The End of the Open Range ,[object Object]

Settling on the Great Plains ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Exodusters ,[object Object],[object Object]

Oklahoma Sooners ,[object Object],[object Object]

Hardships ,[object Object],[object Object]

Soddies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Increased Technology Helped Farmers ,[object Object],[object Object]

Age of the Railroads ,[object Object],[object Object]

Transcontinental Railroad ,[object Object]

FARMER EDUCATION SUPPORTED ,[object Object],[object Object]

FARMERS AND THE POPULIST MOVEMENT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

ECONOMIC DISTRESS HITS FARMERS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

FARMERS ORGANIZE FOR CHANGE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

POPULIST PARTY IS BORN ,[object Object],[object Object],THIS POLITICAL CARTOON SHOWS A POPULIST CLUBBING A RAILROAD CAR

POPULIST REFORMS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

POPULISTS MAKE GAINS ,[object Object],[object Object],FRED AND PHIL VOTED FOR THE PEOPLE’S PARTY

SILVER OR GOLD? ,[object Object],[object Object]

BRYAN AND THE “CROSS OF GOLD” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],BRYAN’S CROSS OF GOLD SPEECH

THE END OF POPULISM ,[object Object],[object Object],THE PEOPLE’S PARTY WAS SHORT-LIVED BUT LEFT AN IMPORTANT LEGACY

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