Homestead Strike

although these traits are admirable as aforementioned, Mac’s motives and actions cause some of his better qualities to be overlooked. For Mac, most of what he does is to benefit his cause and what he is working towards, which is ultimately a massive strike by thousands of workers on an apple farm. However, there are points throughout the novel in which we see Mac force others to give up something, possibly even their life for “the cause” which is what he deems to be the greater good. We see this when

Leadership Brief: Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidential leaders. Throughout his lifetime, he has a wide range of different accomplishments that has affected thousands of people in various ways. President Lincoln held key traits and qualities that have led him to become an effective leader. Abraham knew what was best for his country that would produce the largest impact for the citizens. Literature Review Abraham bought books to study and teach himself when he was

what it is. “When rain stopped falling in the Midwest, farm fields began to dry up” (The Dust Bowl). Much of the nation’s crops couldn’t grow, causing major economic struggle. "The Homestead Act of 1862, which provided settlers with 160 acres of public land, was followed by the Kinkaid Act of 1904 and the Enlarged Homestead Act of 1909” (Dust Bowl). This caused many inexperienced farmers to jump on this easy start of a career. Because of this, farmers in the Midwest had practiced atrocious land management

found a great lesson to work off of for my lesson plan on history of the Homestead Act. The original lesson was well organized but very short. I chose to focus on Domain 2 Conceptual Understandings because this lesson plan only had one assessment and I felt that the assessment was weak in whether a teacher could gage students understanding of the material. This lesson did a below average job of explaining what the Homestead Act is through its powerpoint slideshow and worksheet activities. I also

Ultimately, leadership means different things to different people. Fundamentally, leadership is inspiration to encourage change in a positive and meaningful way. Typically, a good leader will possess: ambition and drive that causes others to want to follow; a positive attitude during the good and bad times; a keen sense of people, their skills, desires, and abilities; a prime example of cooperation, trust, and openness; and the highest of moral character (Taylor, 2014). Truly, there are three key

Why did people migrate west – especially to Oregon? Can you imagine how hard and dangerous it would be to take your family and move to an unknown territory, where only a handful of people have visited? Why would people even go to this new land? Well people had different motivations for traveling west, but the common cause was simple. Travelling west was an opportunity for people to start new lives. The chance for a fresh start, a better life, and the chance to make your own fortune motivated hundreds

out in the west. Much of the east coast was crowded and overpopulated with lack of opportunity. The land east of the Mississippi River appealed to these due to the discovery of gold and spacious fertile land to build ranches and grow crops. The Homestead Act of 1862 entitled these new settlers one hundred and sixty acres of land for a small fee with the agreement the land would be improved and maintained to occupy crops and raise cattle within the 5 years. Once the 5 years were up and these challenges

According to the excerpt from the Executive Summary of the National Research Council Report, in 1862 around half of the U.S population resided on farms comprising almost 60% employment. Agriculture was necessary and important. For this reason, Land Grant Universities were established to provide land in every state for a college. These colleges would focus on research and educating the public on Agricultural issues. These issues were considered more practical in the real world especially for the

abolished all the other unions at his other plants, however, the union was strong at his Homestead plant. Henry Clay Frick, Carnegie’s business partner, did not like the labor union’s attempts to control the mill. When the contract with labor unions ended, Frick declared that the workers at the steel mill could not work there unless they left the labor union. Sensing a revolt coming, he built a wall around the Homestead mill, and he hired the Pinkertons, a “well-armed mercenary army”. In an attempt to

In the beginning, we meet a stranger, wearing buckskin leather and caring a revolver, by the name of Shane. He rides into a valley that hasn’t yet been fully settled, a short time after the Homestead Act was set into play after 1861. This gives us a first look at our professional hero, no matter what his history, he's apparently skilled in all aspects shown in t he movie. Somehow, he is brought into a dispute between the homesteaders and a ruthless cattle baron by the name of Rufus, who wants to