Frontier West

I.Introduction ? oerview a.The View of the West i.Land of economic opportunity ii.Bountiful rude(a) resources b.Impact on Others i.Elbowed aside Indians 1.There was resistance ii.Stereotyped Mexicans in Southwest iii.Prejudice against Chinese immigrants c.Federal government gave assistance II.Indians, Hispanics, and Various Migrations a.Overview i.Over 360,000 lived in this area ii.In Southwest 1.Hopis and Zunis found accommodation with conquerors and practiced market-gardening and sheepherding and traded with the Mexican rancheros 2.Pueblo Indians and rancheros endured attacks by Apaches and Navajos iii.On the Great Plains 1.Horses by Spanish (16th century) and firearms by British (18th century) gave mobility 2.Commercial and other links with non-Indians were important 3.But contact massively disrupted life a.Diseases ? measles, diphtheria, and especially smallpox i.Pawnees in Nebraska ii.Various tribes in Washington, Oregon, and Nevada b.Physical disruption i.Whites had no understanding of the culture 1.extended family networks 2.tasks divided by gender 3.religion centered on nature ii.Little respect for savages iii.No understanding of importance of buffalo iv.Placed on reservations where they suffered also v.

Suffered the misguided efforts of reformers b.Hispanic America i.New Mexico 1.Communities scattered 2.Anglo-Americans and their capitalist economy transformed society a.Offered opportunities b.Ended communal societies 3.Spanish settlers, Pueblos and American traders worked together at first a.Indians and lower Spanish as laborers, some slaves 4.After Mexican War, Americans take over a.Taos Indian rebellion 1847 i.Fear of losing lands 5.By 1870s, territorial rings controlled stacks of land 6.Mexicans had lost much of their power 7.With the advance of the railroads, more mining, ranching and culture by whites. 8.Migration by Mexicans as far as Colorado ii.California 1.... If you fate to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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