I) Growth of Industries A) railroads Americas 1 st big business Promontory Point, Utah 1) Transcontinental Railroad (1869)
Evolution on the Battlefront: Military Technology Over Time By: Kenneth A. Gavin American Institute for History Education Prepared for Jersey City (NJ)
CHAPTER 5 AN INDUSTRIAL NATION. Reasons to Go West OOpportunities for those who have none here HHOMESTEAD ACT: encouraged farmers, African Americans,
1860 – 1900. Indians had occupied the Plains for over 20,000 yrs., developing diverse ways of adapting to the environment Indians then adapted to.
Indian Wars. NA Chart – Wars/Battles 1.Apache and Navajo Wars (1861-1886) 2.Sand Creek Massacre (1864) 3.Red River War (1874-1875) 4.Battle of Little.
(Good times for all!) .
Modern US History Ch. 18, Section 2 Wars for the West.
Why did the Indians lose the struggle for the Plains?
The Great War for Empire French and Indian War (1754-1763) [Seven Years’ War - Europe] between Britain and France 1754-1760 (63) colonies supporting Britain.
The Indian Wars. 1 st Treaty of Fort Laramie 1851 1851 8 Native American groups agreed to specific limited geographic boundaries in return for the US.
Media Construction of Peace PowerPoint Slide Show, Unit 2, Lesson 1 Wars of Manifest Destiny: Indian, Mexican, and Spanish American Wars.
CULTURE CLASH. Plains Indians Culture Included dozens of nations, inc. Sioux, Cheyenne, Blackfoot, Pawnee, Apache, Comanche Advanced economy had trade.