Day 2 "The West"

Key Terms and Concepts:
-Groups that settled the West
-Pacific Railway Act
-Homestead Act
-Morrill Land Grant Act
-US Indian Policy after the Civil War
-Dawes Act
-"Americanization or Death"
-"Boom and Bust"
-Cowboys & Ranchers

Read Sections 1 & 2 of Chapter 13

Westward Expansion and Plight of Native Americans Slideshow

The American West - Episode 4

Sources of Conflict Activity - Identify 5 sources of conflict between the Plains Indians and the Federal Government.