APUSH Chapter 18: The New South and The New West 1865-1900
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1. Homestead Act The Homestead Act allowed a settler to acquire as much
of 1862 as 160 acres of land by living on it for 5 years, improving
it, and paying a nominal fee of about $30 - instead of
public land being sold primarily for revenue. Land was now
being given away to encourage a rapid filling of empty
spaces and to provide a stimulus to the family farm. The
Homestead Act turned out to be a cruel hoax because the
land given to the settlers usually had terrible soil and the
weather included no precipitation. Many farms were repo'd
or failed until "dry farming" took root on the plains , then
wheat, then massive irrigation projects.
2. 1864 Sand Creek In the Sand Creek massacre, Indians murdered a white
Massacre family near Denver. Afterward, the territorial governor
Sand Creek Mas- called on whites to kill and destroy hostile Indians on
sacre (1864) p. the planes. He told friendly Indians to gather at places
760 of safety such as Fort Lynn where they were promised
protection. At Sand Creek, the order was not obeyed and
Coloradoans murdered 165 peaceful Indians. Importance:
Sand Creek Massacre Ignited warfare across the plains for
the next three years. Congress created African American
Calvary regiments. Called Buffalo soldiers, they protected
rail crews, strung telegraph lines, and won Congressional
Medals of Honor.
3. 1876 Battle of Lit- Battle of the Little Bighorn, also called Custer's Last Stand,
tle Bighorn (June 25, 1876), was a battle at the Little Bighorn River
in Montana Territory, U.S., between federal troops led by
, APUSH Chapter 18: The New South and The New West 1865-1900
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Lieut. Col. George A. Custer and Northern Plains Indians
(Lakota [Teton or Western Sioux] and Northern Cheyenne)
led by Sitting Bull. Custer and all the men under his imme-
diate command were slain. There were about 50 known
deaths among Sitting Bull's followers. Events leading up
to the confrontation were typical of the irresolute and con-
fusing policy of the U.S. government toward Native Amer-
icans. It was the most decisive Native American Victory
and defeat of US Army Although the battle was a major
victory for the Sioux, they abandoned the encampment at
Little Bighorn and fled, fearing further reprisals from the
US Army. The battle marked the beginning of the end of
the Indian Wars, as the remaining tribes were forced to
cede their lands and move onto the reservations.
4. 1893 Frederick J. The stereotypical thesis that the American West repre-
Turner outlines sented individualism, democracy, economic freedom, and
his "frontier the- starting over He said western migration shaped the Amer-
sis" ican national character and identity. He argued slavery
fueled westward expansion. His idea was a self-serving
myth that excluded women, blacks, Asians, and Indians.
He downplayed greed and how people were exploited
during westward expansion.
5. 1896 Plessy v. In 1883, the Court ruled the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was
Ferguson man- unconstitutional. Neither the 13th or 14th Amendement
dates "separate gave Congress the authority to pass laws dealing with
but equal" racial racial discrimination.. Judges said individuals and orga-
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