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BELL RINGER

You are moving to college across the country. Due to school cut-backs, your dorm room will not be furnished in any way. What are the items you will need to bring with you?

Closing the West

Conquering America'sFrontier

What is the American Dream?

To nineteenth century Americans, it was a plot of land to call your own, that – through hard work – would

prosper and you could pass down to your children.

The Westward Movement• Americans continued to move

westward in large numbers, but proved to have lots of difficulties– Independent– Tenacious– Uneducated

• Emerging literature reflected these unique types of people such as James Fenimore Cooper's woodsy hero "Natty Bumppo" in the Leatherstocking Tales, or Herman Melville's whale-hunting "Captain Ahab."

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a

trail.”

Shaping the Western Landscape

• Although the land was to be used, Americans respected it and noticed its beauty.

• George Catlin was an artist who painted western scenes and Native Americans. He was a first advocate of national parks; Yellowstone became the first national park in 1872.

• Misuses of land– “land butchery” by tobacco farmers– Fur trappers taking a toll on the beaver

population– Over-hunting of buffalo

American West, American Football

HOME ON THE RANGE

How they got there

‘49ers Strike Gold!

Don’t work harder,Work SMARTER!

When life hands you lemons,make lemonade!

...And then SELL IT!

PIKE’S PEAK

ComstockLode

Boom town to Ghost town

Calico – A local California Ghost Town

Towns of 5,000 people sprang up almost

overnight

OUTLAWS, LAWMEN, AND ENTERTAINERS

Outlaws, Lawmen, and Entertainers

Outlaws, Lawmen, and Entertainers

Wild Bill Hickok

Outlaws, Lawmen, and Entertainers

“I’m your huckleberry”

Wild West Medicine

The Buffalo’s Replacement

Chisholm Trail – The “Long Drive”

"Neither snow, nor rain, nor

heat, nor gloom of night

stays these couriers from

the swift completion of

their appointed rounds"

The Pony Express