The document provides an overview of migration and industrialization in the late 19th century United States. It discusses the movement of Native Americans, white settlers, and immigrants to the western frontier, driven by desires for land, economic opportunity, and the American Dream. It also outlines the government's attempts to force Native Americans off their lands through broken treaties, killing of buffalo herds, and violence like the Wounded Knee massacre. Industrialization and policies like the Homestead Act spurred further migration, while the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad connected the country. Farmers faced hardship and formed the Populist movement to advocate for economic reforms benefiting agricultural workers.

1. Migration and Industrialization Chapter 13

3. “ The West”

10. Skeletal remains of horses in the battlefield one year after Custer’s Last Stand. (1877)

13. Navajo children outside a Methodist mission. (~1905)

24. The Legend of the American Cowboy Chapter 13

31. Populism – The People’s Party Chapter 13