Homestead Strike

The movie Far and Away is a good representation of the Oklahoma land rush, Homestead Act, and the immigrant life in the United States. In the movie, Joseph is a headstrong Irishman who is the son of a poor tenant farmer who will never be able to reach his full potential and realize his dreams if he remains on the family land. Joseph feels that by owning land in the United States it will help him move forward in his life. Joseph’s landlord was a good deception of the rich Ireland land owners. The

"A Wagner Matinee," by Willa Cather is a powerful short story encompassing many themes, the Most powerful of which, being one of sacrifice. Our main character Aunt Georgina, like many Homesteaders in the 19th century worked tirelessly raising a family, facing countless days of exhausting labor, and braving whatever the elements decided to throw their way. This homesteader lifestyle and the hardships which accompanied it often meant that anyone who had strong cultural or musical interests would

to see the start of spring in April. Their joy soon turned to sadness with the realization that they had ran out of money. In spite of their setbacks, Katherine forged ahead with her plans to clear the land for planting crops as stipulated by the Homestead Act. She also managed to build an addition to the house, which would be used as a gift shop and

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      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

Which group of people had the most difficult time being accepted in America and why? When looking at the migrations of various europeans coming to the new world it becomes clear that not all groups faced the same level hardships and trouble with integration. While many groups faced discrimination one group stands out mainly due to the amount of attention that their presence garnered. I feel that the Irish had the most difficult time for the size of their population when compared to other european

This summer I have had the pleasure to intern for California History, an academic journal which publishes research on the complex history of California from many different perspectives. During the course of my internship, I have completed various projects involving analysis, research, and writing. These projects have required me to apply all of my previous knowledge and training, and challenged me beyond what I believed I was capable of. Through this process, I have acquired valuable skills and experience

Hamilton family. Samuel Hamilton, an Irish Immigrant, father of nine, and husband to Liza Hamilton meets the Trask family when Adam Trask would need help with an irrigation system for his new farm, when he moved to the Saliana Valleys during the Homestead Act. Samuel Hamilton becomes very close with the Trask family during this time, and even birth Adam and Cathy's twins, Cal and Aron. After Cathy gives birth her haywire side comes out, and she shots Adam in the shoulder and runs away from him, changing

west then that could create a better situation for not only themselves but for the economy. If there are more people working then that could create more jobs in the future. The Homestead Act played a major part in white Americans migrating to the west also because it promised individuals that stayed public land. The Homestead Act gave those people in poverty in the bigger cities the opportunity to change their social class by farming if they migrated

Two years after we had signed the gas lease my father stopped farming. The cows and the pigs were sold to the Baker’s farm on the other side of Iberdeen. So were his two tractors along with most of the other equipment that had taken up real estate on our land. Now our house sat on almost three hundred acres of dirt, grass, hay, fieldstone, history. I had to remind myself every time I came home from work, a copywriting position I had gotten in Dickson City, that this was what home would look like