HIST 146 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Homestead Acts, Jim Crow Laws, Five Civilized Tribes
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A transformed nation: the west and the new south, 1865-1900. In trans-mississippi west increased to 8,628,000 (native born and. African americans thousands leave south for points west 1880-1910. Immigrants from china, mexico, etc. were draw to the economic opportunities of the w. Driven for better life (men and women) Motivation conflicted w/ rights and desires of people who already inhabited the wes. Creating farms, communities, cities/ production of commodities like cattle, timber that c. Creation of western consumers/ demand for manufactured goods. Many migrants became homesteaders b/c of legislation (jan 1, 1863) emancipation p. Embroidered ideal of the belief that individual landownership was the source of a virtuo. Both men/ unmarried women were eligible to file for up to 160 acres of surveyed land ( Had to have lived on land for 5 years (improving it by building a house/ barn) could re. Privileged white farmers over african americans/ hispanics, denied to chinese laborers.
