General Issues: As with most FRQs the biggest issues were typically – - lack of enough outside info - time management issues and lack of development‚ - failure to completely focus on the prompt and keeping your evidence in the context of developing a clear argument that clearly answers the question. 2006 B: For whom and to what extent was the American West a land of opportunity from 1865 to 1890? For Whom? Homesteaders via 1862 Homestead Act Farmers Miners and prospectors Loggers Buffalo
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This article is about the influence of western expansion on the American Indians who occupied these lands. To set the stage‚ West describes “Across the Continent‚” one of the better known lithographs from this time. This picture shows the horizon with a train cutting through the plains while billowing smoke into the air. On one side of the train is the settlers; schools‚ people‚ and churches. On the other side of the train are two American Indians on horses. They are helplessly watching as Western
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Story telling was the heart of Native American culture. The way natives executed everyday tasks and their way of thinking came from what they heard as children from stories that were passed through multiple generations. When White Settlers started tearing tribe by tribe apart and claiming Native American land as their own‚ a dwindling effect on the rich Native’s culture became noticeable. The sense of unity they once knew so well was becoming an unknown aspect which ultimately left each individual
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One of the key parts of westward expansion in the US was The Homestead Act that was implemented on January 1st‚ 1863. This act stated that men and women (who were not married) and 21 or older could apply for up to 160 acres of land in the west. The requirement was that they must live on the land for 5 years and “improve upon the land”. If they did this then the land would become theirs for $10. The Homestead Act favored white homesteaders and they were able to acquire over 285 million acres of land
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the very foundation of their economy; Villages‚ horses‚ and buffalo. The army unleashed vicious attacks breaking the tribes one after another. Some tribes surrendered and were relocated to reservations in Oklahoma. Chief Joseph‚ Leader of the Nez Percé Indians‚ was one of the many Indians removed to Oklahoma. Chief Joseph delivered a speech in Washington‚ D.C. to a distinguished audience that included President Rutherford B. Hayes. Chief Joseph states‚ “When I think of our condition my heart is
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The Oregon Trail is a well known event that happened in our history. However many people are unaware of the events that really happened along the way to Oregon‚ and what people had to go through in order to reach their destination in the West. Marcus Whitman was born in 1802 in Rushville‚ New York‚ he received his medical degree from the college in Fairfield‚ New York in 1832. For four years he practiced medicine in Canada until he returned back to New York to become a missionary member of the Presbyterian
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US History Midterm Study Guide General Government: 1. What were the Articles of Confederation? 2. Explain the roles of the three branches of the US government play? 3. Explain the political concept of Federalism 4. Be able to differentiate between Dual Federalism & Cooperative Federalism (cake?) 5. What purpose does the Bill of Rights serve? 6. Identify the two houses of Congress and the term length of each. 7. What percentage of Congress has to vote to override a veto
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part of the entire trip. The trails were narrow and rocky‚ which made it very hard for the horses to walk up the path and many supplies were lost along the way. When Lewis and Clark came out of the mountains they had a friendly encounter with the Nez Perce Indians and traded for more supplies. During the expedition Lewis and Clark would journal‚ draw maps‚ and learn more geography from what the Indians had told the two of them. After a long journey‚ down treacherous waters‚ and more friendly encounters
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economic classes. Many complaints were arising from the masses. Of the population‚ two primary documents have been observed to express the point of views of particular groups they represent. One of these documents was from Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indians‚ from the Indian point of view. The other document was from the Populists Party‚ largely representing the farmers and working classes of the 1890s. The time period of both documents roughly range from the 1870s through the 1890s. Chief
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October 22‚ 2013 US History 1010 Lewis and Clark the Corps of Discovery The Lewis and Clark expedition‚ better known as The Corps of Discovery. This was the first party to ever venture the west of the United States. They departed May 1804 on the Mississippi river from St. Louis where they made their way west through the continental divide to the coast of the pacific. After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the expedition. The Louisiana Purchase was one of
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