HIST 1378 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Dawes Act, Homestead Acts, Battle Of The Little Bighorn
13 Sep 2016
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1893- frederick jackson turner, the significance of the frontier in am. History - the west forged the american identity, served as a safety valve to the east. The west was not an empty region, turner"s interpretation excludes presence of native. Not an idyllic society of independent farmers. The united states provided extensive intervention to develop and incorporate the west. Dist. land to farmers, railroads and other corps. Homestead act us govt. gave individual applicants ownership of land west of mississippi called homesteads for little to no cost. Farm life was difficult, especially for women. Farm families began to feel the power/effects of global markets locally. Railroads helped bridge the world to farm families. Vaqueros, hired workers who were skilled horseback riders and roping calves and horses. A larger percentage of pop. lived in cities. Interaction with white settlers increases over time, and violence and bloody conflict also increases. The us army battles sioux indians, navajos and nez perce.
