Day 3 "The West"

Key Terms:
Farmers' Hardships
The Grange
Munn v. Illinois
Wabash v. Illinois
Farmers' Alliances
Money Supply Issue
Populist Party
Mary Elizabeth Lease
Panic of 1893
Election of 1896
William Jennings Bryan
Frederick Jackson Turner

Key Terms:
Settlers of the West:
-Easterners
-Former Slaves (Exodusters)
-Immigrants
--Irish, Scandinavians, Germans, Russians, Chinese

Challenges of Farming:
-Climate
-Access to Water - Windmills, Irrigation
-Lack of lumber - Soddies

Bonanza Farming

Link to Flash Cards - The West

Link to Wizard of Oz Article

Link to Quizlet Set on Chapters 13 & 15 - The West

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.

1-25-18 First Day of Spring Semester

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American History II Pacing Guide

American History II Syllabus

Briefly review where American History 1 left off and introduce American History II Unit 1 - Conquest of the West.
Explain the significance of the West at the end of the Civil War.

Concepts to know:
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

Flash Card Review Links

The West/Post Civil War Flash Cards

The Gilded Age Flash Cards

The Progressive Era Flash Cards

US Imperialism Flash Cards

World War I Flash Cards

Roaring 20s Flash Cards

Great Depression and New Deal Flash Cards

World War II Flash Cards

Early Cold War 1945 - 1960 Flash Cards

Middle Cold War 1961-1977 Flash Cards

Late Cold War 1978 - 2003 Flash Cards

Link to Late Cold War Test

1970s

Link to Questions on the 1970s

Link to online textbook to help with questions.
Start with Chapter 23.

Link to Flash Cards for the Middle Cold War Years 1961-1977