PPT-The Allure of the West What made the American West so attractive to people, and the U.S

Social Why did the West attracted so many people The population was rapidly growing in the East Americans were running out of room they had to move West Economic hardships panics and depressions in the East pushed Americans to the West. , 8. th. Edition,. . Chapter 16 Review Video. Religion and Reform (1800 – 1860) . www.Apushreview.com. Check out the description for videos that match up with the new curriculum. . The Republican Vision. Conquering America's. Frontier. Frederick Jackson Turner’s . Frontier Thesis. “American social development has been continually beginning over again on the frontier. This perennial rebirth, this fluidity of American life, this expansion westward with its new opportunities, its continuous touch with the simplicity of primitive society, furnish the forces dominating American character....In the crucible of the frontier the immigrants were Americanized, liberated, and fused into a mixed race, English in neither nationality nor characteristics...." . Reshaping America in the Early 1800s Lesson 1 Moving West. Learning Objectives. Summarize the settlement and development of the Spanish borderlands.. Explain the concept of Manifest Destiny and how it influenced westward expansion.. Today, all you need is a notecard from the Resource Table.. Bell Ringer: (On your notecard). Why did people want to move out West during the late 1800s?. Westward Expansion . & The Gilded Age. Lecture 1: Westward Expansion, Native Americans & . Longitude . The measure of distance north and south . of the equator. Latitude. . Basic systems needed to keep an economy running(water, transportation and electricity. . Infrastructure. The typical weather conditions at a particular location as observed over time . Chapter 13: The American West. Main idea: Native Americans fought the movement of settlers westward, but the U.S. military and the persistence of American settlers proved too strong to resist.. Chapter 13 Section 1: The Fight for the West. Chapter 6. Section 1: The New South. Industries and Cities Grow. The South Remained largely agricultural and poor after the Civil War. Farming became more diversified; grain, tobacco, and fruit crops (small farms replaced large plantations). Populism . —Popular Sovereignty. —. Focus on the people and allowing the people to vote to make decisions and choose leaders. Individualism. Anyone can be successful no matter what their background with hard work. Summary. In opening the West for settlement, the federal government relocated Native Americans to vastly diminished homelands or eliminated them in military battles. Immigrants, African Americans & white Americans eagerly moved into the new frontier to mine, ranch & establish farms. New technologies & perseverance helped them survive in the new landscape. 1. At the start of this period. the Great Plains were home to the Plains Indians, who lived a nomadic life. The Americans who came to the Plains were just travelling through and at first relations were peaceful. However, increasing numbers of Americans and the development of the settlement on the Plains brought the two into conflict. Meanwhile, as this settlement ran ahead of the forces of the law, there were problems with lawlessness.. Lessons 1-6. a boat that moves by the power of a steam engine. a person who comes to a country from another country. a route across land. the physical characteristics of an area of land. a human-made waterway. Lessons 1-6. a boat that moves by the power of a steam engine. a person who comes to a country from another country. a route across land. the physical characteristics of an area of land. a human-made waterway. America Spreads Across the Continent from Sea to Shining Sea. …. 1800s America. Section 1: . Miners, Ranchers, and Cowhands. Geography & Population of the West:. . - not many lived in the Great . Essential question: How did American, African, and European cultures differ from each other before 1500?. Chapter 1, section1. Warm-up. Think about. . a time when you went to a place for the very first time. .