City Life, the Closing of the Frontier, and Late Nineteenth Century Agrarianism
Objective: At the end of this module students will be able to:
Jane Addams, Neighboring with the PoorAs a child, Jane Addams witnessed the harsh conditions faced by families living in poor neighborhoods of Chicago. As an adult, Addams co-founded a settlement house called Hull House that provided social, educational and artistic support to the community.
Immigrants Move to American CitiesNew immigrants to America flood cities where education is accessible to all children, not just the offspring of the rich.
The Indian WarsNative Americans fight back throughout the 19th century, as the U.S. Army tries to contain them on smaller and smaller parcels of land. First Interactions: Western Settlers and American IndiansIn the early days of the American West, white settlers were dependent on Native Americans for knowledge of the rough frontier. Professor Maria Montoya of New York University explains that Indians were becoming equally dependent on whites. Artist Charles Russell Paints the Conquest of the WestCharles Russell, known as the “cowboy artist,” depicts the American frontiersman entering the West and the conquest of the American Indian.
Sitting Bull and the Fight for the Black HillsSitting Bull was chief of the Lakota Sioux. To defend their rights to the Black Hills, he led them in a fight against U.S. troops, which in 1876 culminated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
The Indian WarsNative Americans fight back throughout the 19th century, as the U.S. Army tries to contain them on smaller and smaller parcels of land.
Sioux Mark 100th Anniversary of Wounded KneeOn the Pine Ridge reservation, the memory of the Wounded Knee Massacre is still raw.
The Homestead Act and Hard Times for FarmersThe Homestead Act is signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1862 as a way to encourage settlement of the American West.
The Mining BoomThe discovery of gold in California in 1848 leads to an unprecedented migration, as thousands of people travel west in the hopes of making it big. Required Reading: Give Me Liberty, Chapter 18, “The Progressive Era, 1900-1916. |