1. Settlement of the Great Plains, 1860 to 1890 Homestead Act of 1862 Great Plains Indians Conflicts with Indians U.S. Indian Policy

Treaties and Reservations Dawes Act of 1887--- Americanize Indians

Indian Wars - 1865 to 1890 1890, Census Bureau reported Great Plains was

settled

2. The Cowboy tradition

3. Mining Industry

3. Life on the Plains

4. Facts, myths and legends

•The Wild West: Some elements of the frontier myths were true.

•Yet, many wild towns of the West calmed down fairly quickly or disappeared.•By the 1880s, the frontier had many

churches and a variety of social groups. •Major theatrical productions toured

growing western cities. •The East had come West.

The Traditional View of the The Traditional View of the WestWest

Colt .45 Revolver and the Colt .45 Revolver and the Winchester Repeating RifleWinchester Repeating Rifle

God didn’t make men equal.

Colonel Colt did!

“The weapons which won the West”

Legendary Gunslingers & Legendary Gunslingers & Train RobbersTrain Robbers

Jesse JamesJesse James

Billy the KidBilly the Kid

Dodge City Peace Commission, Dodge City Peace Commission, 18901890

William “Buffalo Bill” William “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Wild West Cody’s Wild West

ShowShow

““Buffalo Bill” Cody & Sitting Buffalo Bill” Cody & Sitting BullBull

Legendary Female Western Legendary Female Western CharactersCharacters

Calamity Calamity JaneJane

Annie OakleyAnnie Oakley

Destruction of the Buffalo Destruction of the Buffalo HerdsHerds

The near extinction of the buffalo.The near extinction of the buffalo.

Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park

First national park First national park established in 1872.established in 1872.

Conservation MovementConservation Movement

John MuirJohn MuirWith President With President

Theodore Theodore RooseveltRoosevelt

Sierra ClubSierra Club

Founded in 1892Founded in 1892

Mt. Rushmore: Black Hills, SDMt. Rushmore: Black Hills, SD

Crazy Horse Monument:Crazy Horse Monument:Black Hills, SDBlack Hills, SD