Westward Expansion: SOCIAL & CULTURAL Development [APUSH Review Unit 6 Topic 3] Period 6: 1865-1898

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My notes: What were the causes and effects of the settlement of the West? - Many people were moving west to be independent and develop self sufficiency ○ Encouraged by railroads and homestead acts ○ Brought lots of cattle ○ Railroads built in west gave rise to cattle farming ○ Cowboys drive masses of cattle, but ended by barbed wire fences - Sodubsters - homesteaders ○ Some bought land from railroad companies ○ Many small farms folded bc they did not have machinery - Frederick Jackson turner argues the closing of the frontier was a cause of concern ○ Americans were always moving west ○ Closing it would stop the release of America's discontent ○ Frontier was a fresh start and leveled class and social hierarchies - Indians had been forced to move to the Oklahoma territory ○ After mass migration happened, the government tried to get rid of the Indian "problem" ○ Government developed reservation system - Indians were assigned to live on tracts of lands with strict boundaries ○ Indians made their lives around following buffalo herds but Americans killed the buffalo ○ Several indian peoples resisted this movement of assimlation ○ Sioux wars - Sioux fought American army so the government made more treaties to restrict them ○ When gold was discovered on their lands it was impossible to keep Americans away ○ Indian Appropriation Act - officially ended federal recognition of the sovereignty of Indian nations and nullified all treaties ○ Ended up with battle but Indians lost ○ This all forced Indians to do what the government said ○ Dawes Act - federal government abandoned reservation system and divided lands for Indians to farm § Allowed Indians to become citizens as long as they settled there and assimilated to the culture ○ Assimilation movement - western education, leave Indian cultures behind, Christianization ○ One final decisive resistance - ghost dance movement § Idea was if Indians participated in this ritual, their ancestors would return and drive out the White man § US army tried to disarm a group of indians at Wounded Knee § Killed 200 women and children

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I love the way you teach, you are so clear and concise; you present the info that we need in such a friendly, understandable way. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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Aw thanks... that’s a really encouraging comment!

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[@andrewedwards3411]

"It ended with the federal troops killing over 200 men, women, and children... Alright if you want help getting an A in your class and a 5 on your exam-" I love your videos Heimler they are super helpful and got me through AP World, just thought that was a little funny.

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bro you spoiled the ending :(

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HEIMLER PLEASEEEE make new videos for apush pleasee, theses are kind of outdated and you dont go over everything for the class. Im still grateful and love youu

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Who else just started studying this week for the exam

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Started 11 hours before the exam lol

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my test is in two days and im in unit 6 rn :)

[@catherinechung6482]

3:25 Could you elaborate on why the west was important as a democratizing force? I'm kinda confused on how westward expansion leveled class hierarchies.

[@brandonshapiro6654]

Thanks for the great video. My class just started this unit and these video help so much

[@ilaharrah5311]

I can't believe this got restricted. Kinda suspicious.

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PLEASE I BEG OF YOU TO MAKE AN ENTIRE UNIT 5 REVIEW VIDEO!!!

[@heimlershistory]

I did, but it’s only in my Ultimate Review Packet...

[@rodrigofernandez4883]

Hey Heimler, great videos. Quick note, I'd recommend refraining from the term "Indian" and instead, I'd recommend you use "Indigenous populations" or refer to these populations by their specific tribes or native nation.

[@pugzilla8175]

He responded to this in another video, saying the natives he has met wished to be referred to as "Indians"

[@discoverytones]

I love what you said after describing the Assimilationist movement. Really captures the essence of how horrible the federal government was and still is lmfao.

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HOW CAN WE GET THE AGE RESTRICTION OFF? My students cant use it! @Heimler

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aW why is this age restricted? How am I supposed to study? Thanks KZbin

[@heimlershistory]

Why in the world? Yeah I didn’t make it that way...

[@wistfulgraph]

it’s okay KZbin was just suppressing natives and their cultures just like our founding fathers 🦅 🦅

[@wistfulgraph]

it’s okay KZbin was just suppressing natives and their cultures just like our founding fathers 🦅 🦅

[@viscera9579]

I think it should also be noted that the ghost dance movement was also misinterpreted by the united states government as an uprising, take this with a grain of salt though as i'm still a student and dont have all my info fully confirmed so i may be wrong

[@alondradelamora0917]

I think that same ghost dance is what haunted skin walker ranch...

[@josuemorales1064]

For the Sioux Wars, did he mean in 1876?

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[@anuj4263]

I am shocked after learning about all this injustice toward Natives

[@hamzamamza3787]

America is “the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.” Oscar Wilde

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[@integral1191]

why is this age restricted bruh

[@heimlershistory]

No idea.. I need to look into that

[@Gadileoo]

It could be when Heimler said "troops killed men, women, and children"

[@wistfulgraph]

gonna use this age restriction as evidence of continuity if prompt on leq is about white suppression of natives and their culture

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[@candywalton2958]

that was depressing

[@ellamartinez7194]

I like the way you teach, you teach better than my teacher but they are not Indians. They are indiginous.....

[@krishanparikh2699]

True but it’s what the college board wants 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@heimlershistory]

Well that’s true. I only say “Indians” because that’s what the indigenous people I’ve met call themselves…

[@wistfulgraph]

indigenous isn’t a proper noun. Its just an adjective to describe Indians. There are plenty of indigenous peoples in the world that aren’t Indians. And also yes I’ve heard that Indians would rather be called “Indians” than “native americans” because they don’t want to use a term that categorizes them as “American.” That’s at least what i’ve heard don’t know if that’s the reason why.

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