18 towens legacy of west
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Legacy of the west BY: Taylor Owens
What do you think of when you hear the
west?
Cowboys, cactus, horses, tumble weed, saloons,
buffalo, gold rush, mountains, cattle, lasso,
mining?
Mining
Although most minors were unsuccessful in the mining business, those that were made satisfactory profits.
Despite the large percentage of failures here are some Pro’s and Con’s
Positives of Mining
1. Generated more recourses
2. Increased production
3. Gave us gold,silver,copper and zinc
4. Lead to major cities
5. Brought women closer to equality.
negatives to mining
Polluted the water
Changed the landscape
Most people didn’t gain anything
Made contact with the Native Americans
Helped get people to move to the west and added many of our major cities
today.
The Legacy?
cowboys
Herded and cared for cattle
25% of cowboys were african american
Travel long distances
Helped the industry, and helped employ African Americans as well as provide
opportunity for the east.
The Legacy?
Railroads
Helped the trade world wide
Linked people
Lined the east and west coasts.
This set a precedent for future trading internationally with the U.S.
The Legacy?
Homesteading
The government was giving away 160 acres of land.
There were harsh weather conditions that damaged the crops
Land mostly went to white males
Pursued people to move west.
The Legacy?
women
Women suffer from severe loneliness.
Women were forced to to labor work with men
Women’s sufferage was heavily advocated here.
-Wyoming was the first state to legally allow women to vote
-Opportunities and jobs were being given to women
The Legacy?
Native americans
Native Americans faced many conflicts with white men from the east(and west.)
Some Natives had to relocate to Mexico.
Native Americans are unfortunately known for their stereotypes, but they
also gained reservations.
The Legacy?