Montana and the Rocky Mountains

The Immigrants Came to Kansas for a better opportunity. Many went to Welch Town. As they settled in the country, they moved to the west of Mississippi in search of "the land of milk and honey".

Near the end of the 1800s and the beginning of the 1900s, over 80,000 Japanese immigrants sailed to America with the dream of a better life. Most of these immigrants entered the United States near Los Angeles. Some worked in the fishing industry; some found jobs in farming, while others worked with the flower and nursery businesses. By the year of 1920 they were able to produce 10 percent of dollar volume of California Agriculture (class lecture).

There are two events that triggered the biggest migration in US history. First was the passage of the Homestead Act in 1862; each family that was willing to settle to the West was granted at least 160 acres of land. Second was the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869, when it was finally possible to send the agricultural products such as live cattle to the more populated areas within less than a week. In addition, the frontiers were also able to get the much-needed tools and equipment by trains from those big cites. During this period, different groups of people had experienced huge yet completely different changes with their lives. Some experienced happiness and hope, while others experienced hardship and tragedy. Native

People became more aware of Montana after the Louis and Clark Expedition in 1805 and 1806. The American Fur trade started and people began to move into Montana. However, it was not until the introduction of the railroad that people truly understood how important Montana was to the rest of the union. In 1862, the Montana gold rush began and many

Violent crime in this territory started up vigilantes. Their purpose was to bring justice to the Montana mining areas, but they used lawless methods to enforce their ideas.

To Wards the end of the 17th century, they were driven west by neighbors who had acquired firearms from the white. They settlet dowm at the Red River, and came a little later in contact white the bofaste mandan, hidatsa and arikara at the upper missouri River. From them they took up farms and villages (in large farmhouses)

What major cities have they settled in? Why do you think this is the case?

In the writing piece written by Philip Deloria, titled “Polarized Tribes: Colorado, Wyoming and Montana,” the author argues that those three states are very dissimilar when comparing them to their other state counterparts. With the imagination and identity that surrounds these three areas, I argue, even though Philip Deloria states that those places are quite different from the other states in the western region, that they are not all that contrasting when examining the other states and their specific religious patterns.

Before the 1800s there was no one really interested in Montana. Then people found out about the abundance of beaver fur. Settlers crowded up the streams and any

From 1815 to 1850, five million Europeans immigrated to the United States, and three of those five million arrived within just a decade from 1845-1854. This was the largest immigration America had seen compared to its total population. Most of the immigrants were either Irish or German, but they all had one thing in common: they wanted better lives for their families. In their home countries, they often experienced religious persecution or had little economic opportunity. Many heard the exaggerated stories of the abundant American farmland and widespread freedom, making them more eager to settle there.

I felt that it was incredibly important to learn the background in all Montana Tribes and history first before choosing a tribe to learn more about. “Long before Montana became known as the “last best place,” Indian people knew this area as “the first best place””(Whitford, p.2). The Native Americans were promised many things. That they still have not received to this day. Later in the 1800’s, treaties started to begin between the U.S. Government and the Native Americans (Whitford, p.2). The treaties were over the land.

Most people in the pre to 1790 came from Scotland, Germany, Africa, Ireland, and England. In the 1790’s to the 1820’s they came from Scotland, Africa, France, Ireland, Germany, and England. In the 1820’s to the 1880’s people came from Germany, Ireland, Britain, Austro - Hungarian Empire, Canada, China, and Africa. In the 1880 to the 1930’s they came from Italy, Austro - Hungarian Empire, Russia, Germany, Britain, Canada, Ireland, and Sweden. In the 1930’s to 1965 people came from Germany, Canada, Mexico, Britain, Italy, and the Caribbean/West Indies. 1965 to the 2000’s people came from Mexico, The Philippines, Korea, Dominican Republic, India, Cuba, Vietnam, and Canada. People came from all over the world during these time periods.

The mountains of central Appalachia have always been known for, almost exclusively, the booming coal deposits that inhabit it, as well as the controversy that comes with the industry. The controversy that involves the wildlife, ecosystems, and residents of the area is one with fine lines, gray areas, and more than simply a good and evil side. The mountains of Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee are also home to some of the most extensive biodiversity in our country, as well as rich cultural heritage that extends to the earliest years of our nation. Everything that makes central Appalachia unique and identifiable is exactly what they might be in jeopardy of losing.

started to migrate to the North to try to find an new live and better work then this started

Appalachia is a vast cultural and geographical region “that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains from southern New York to northern Mississippi. It includes all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.”4 The distinctive Appalachian culture is a result of the blend of unique backgrounds -Native American (primarily Cherokee), Celtic (mainly Scotch and English), Polish and German, and African American- and the geographical isolation that is revealed through their traditional arts and crafts, music, food, customs, and sometimes dialect.14 This isolation created “a greater