The South & West Transformed

1. The South & West Transformed

2. The New South • As the south became more industrialized so did agriculture become more diversified. • The Civil Rights Act of 1875 guaranteed black patrons the right to ride trains and use public facilities such as hotels. • Later this was seen as a local issue which limited the rights of African Americans.

3. Westward Expansion & the American Indians • In the early 1800s, the gov’t carried out a policy of moving Native Amer. Out of the way of white settlers. • By the 1860s, Indians were forced onto separate reservations. • The U.S, gov’t began a policy of assimilation to force Indians to adopt white culture. • Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull fought for Indians in the west.

4. The Sand Creek Massacre • Colonel John Chivington killed 450 unarmed men, women and children of the Cheyenne tribe. • Caused a rush of violence between federal troops and tribes. • Cheyenne surrendered claims to land and moved onto reservations.

5. The Battle of Little Big Horn (1876) • The Sioux lived on the Black Hills reservation. • The federal gov’t. allowed speculators to pan for gold on Sioux hunting ground. • Lt. Colonel George Custer was sent to round up the Sioux. • Custer & 200 soldiers were killed by Sioux, led by Sitting Bull.

8. Massacre of Wounded Knee • Soldiers were sent to arrest followers of Sitting Bull. • While the Sioux were surrendering a shot was fired and 200 unarmed Sioux were killed.

14. Transforming the West • As America grew the concept of a transcontinental railroad became a necessity. • Under the Homestead Act of 1862, the gov’t offered farm plots of 160 acres to anyone willing to live on the land for 5 yrs, dig a well, and build a road. • Former slaves known as “Exodusters” created several all-black towns in Kansas and Oklahoma.