Battle Of Washita Case Study

In a bid to encourage people onto the Plains advertisements told success stories of those who had claimed land under the terms of the Homestead Act and had become successful. It divided 2.5 million acres of Plains land into sections or homesteads of 160 acres. People could now claim 160 acres of land. The only requirement on their part was that they paid a small charge and built a house or added something to the land such as a house or a well and lived on the land for at least 5 years.

However, there were many positive economic aspects for American citizens who were moving westward. The Homestead Act of 1862 was an incentive for people to move

Cotton still played a big part in the growth of farming in the south. There was a high demand for textiles and cotton mills increased production of cotton bales up to 1,479,000 bales per year. While these changes were occurring in the South, many changes in farming were also taking place in other parts of the nation. The government wanted to encourage settlement in the vast areas of the country not yet populated. The Homestead Act helped shape the western landscape. This act allowed farmers to claim up to 160 acres of land. Farmers would stake a claim to a parcel of land and by living on it for five years would be free and clear to take title of the land. Or the farmer could buy

On May 20, 1882, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law. This act allowed people to live on unclaimed land for five years and legally obtain it for

The environment of the west had played a major role in shaping the settlement West of the Mississippi River. As expressed in the map of the land West of the Mississippi, the geography had a significant impact on settlement. This explains the location of Grasslands, Forests, Deserts, and the location of rivers throughout western land. The geography of the land had a direct impact on the Homestead Act of 1862, which gave citizens 160 acres of land in the west as long as they stayed on the land for five years. Due to

On May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act was passed (Homestead Act). This act stated that any adult citizen who had never borne arms against the United States government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land (Homestead Act). The government

It was originally opposed by Northern manufacturers, who feared the loss of inexpensive labor; and Southern slaveholders, who feared the development of free soil. It was intended to branch Western immigration, but numerous frontiersmen would fail and arrive home. The Homestead Act provided settlers with 160 acres of surveyed public land. By living on the property for five years and improving it, a small fee would grant the settler the land. This served as a way to encourage the development of the family farm and fill in the normally unoccupied region in the Great Plains in which railroads facilitated this growth. Because of the severe environmental circumstances of the Great Plain region, the Homestead Act turned out to be less effective than anticipated.

The Homestead Act gave 160 acres of land to anyone who paid a small $10 fee, and would work off the land for five years. Since the population on the East coast was so massive, Americans from the eastern states flocked to states such as, Kansas and Nebraska, whose populations grew immensely in the 1870’s. Americans were not the only people to move out West. Many immigrants from all over Europe, such as Germany, Scotland, Russia, and France, dispersed to the West. America was very different from their old countries, but they managed to acclimate by bringing along their culture from their old homes. They created towns similar to theirs in Europe, with the same names and even street plans. Immigrants also cultivated the same wheat as they did in Europe, which happened to thrive in the Western climate, and became one of the most successful American crops. If not for the construction of the transcontinental railroad, immigrants would not have come to America, and the country would not be the melting pot that it is today. Immigrants shared their culture, which would shape the country. America would soon blend these cultures into the American society, and would enjoy the new languages, crops, and knowledge that the immigrants have to

With many farmers having such high yields, there was an abundance of crops so the prices fell and a farmer had to plant more in order to have enough money to support their families. The Enlarged Homestead Act guaranteed 320 acres of land to farmers who were willing to take land that were considered to be marginal and could not be irrigated well. They plowed up the virgin soil and planted acres and acres of golden wheat, leaving the land vulnerable to the elements after the yearly harvest. The farmers also implemented the use of fossil fuel ran machinery that made it easier to plow up hundreds of acres in a short period of time, which exposed even more soil than what would have been open to the elements had the farming been done by an animal pulled plow. The massive influx of farmers because of that act caused major soil erosion which was made worse by the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.

Throughout the years, following the civil war (1860’s-1900’s), the United States was guilty of genocide on the behalf of the Native Americans. The Natives were discriminated against and were pressured into abandoning the Midwest and the Great Plains due to excruciating circumstances. The Homestead and Pacific Railroad Acts pushed the Native Americans to the brink of existence. The policies within the acts targeted these tribes in order to pursue the goals of the government. The Homestead Act of 1862 allowed the selling of hundreds of acres of land to families, therefore tripling the amount of farms from two million to six million in a matter of decades. This led to over 500,000 natives migrating westward, while families inhabiting the former

The Homestead Act of 1862 made surveyed lands obtainable to homesteaders. The act stated that men and women over the age of 21, unmarried women who were head of households and married men under the age of 21, who did not own over 160 acres of land anywhere, were citizens or intended on becoming citizens of the United States, were eligible to homestead. This paper will show how the Homestead Act came to be enacted, who the homesteaders were and the effects of the Homestead Act on the pioneers.

The Homestead Act required people to settle on the land and maintain it for at least five years; after the first five years, they were allowed to sell the land. If the land was well cultivated, it could make a substantial profit that could be used for numerous things. Theona Carkin, even though she appreciated her experience on her homestead and found it, in general, “very rewarding,” sold her land to help pay for all her college experiences. To her it was more profitable to not remain on her land and instead used the money that came from the land in a way that benefited

By 1800 the least amount of land owned is 320 acres. The settlers had to pay 4 payments for $1.25 pre acre until 1854. The Federal Government makes a law that they only had to pay for 30 years, then 54 years in 1785. They could only own 640 acres for a township split into 36 sections. 1854 they made the cost for 12 ½ cents. The Legislation was stymied three times in 1852, 1854, 1859. They passed the Homestead act in 1859 [the House of representatives passed it], in 1862 the homestead came law. This was before the slavery removal act. In 1862 you could pay a $1.25 per acre for six months after the Civil-War. The people who did have the Homestead act for 160 acres were mostly

Another extremely important event that contributed to the culminating battle along the Little Bighorn River was the Battle of the Washita on November 27, 1868. Lieutenant Colonel Custer was engaged in war with the Southern Cheyenne in Kansas and into the Indian Territory, present day Oklahoma, when he came upon the camp of a Cheyenne Chief by the name of Black Kettle. Custer and the 7th Calvary Regiment launched a successful dawn attack on the camp. Estimates vary greatly but the general consensus is that almost all of the Cheyenne killed on November 27, 1868 were old men, women, and children. The immediate results of this battle were deep resentment and hatred of the whites by the American Indians who considered the battle to be a massacre.

The Battle of Seattle occurred during the 1999 conference of the World Trade Organization. According to Shively (2014) groups like the Ralph Nader’s Public Citizen organization, Sierra Club, and the AFL-CIO worked together to orchestrate support for demonstrations. On the day of the conference they quickly were minimized by considerable and controversial protests outside the conference. These coalitions were relaxed, while some protesters focused on opposing the policies of the WTO focused on free trade while others were more motivated on focusing on pro-labor, anti-capitalism, and environmental agendas. According to Shively (2014) 25,000 to 50,000 protesters showed up overwhelming the police.