1. Legacy of the west
BY: Taylor Owens

2. What do you think
of when you hear
the west?
Cowboys, cactus, horses, tumble
weed, saloons, buffalo, gold rush,
mountains, cattle, lasso, mining?

3. Mining

5. 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

6. 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.

7. negatives to mining
Polluted the water
Changed the landscape
Most people didn’t gain anything
Made contact with the Native Americans

8. The Legacy?
Helped get people to move to the west and
added many of our major cities today.

9. cowboys

11. Herded and cared for cattle
25% of cowboys were african american
Travel long distances

12. The Legacy?
Helped the industry, and helped employ
African Americans as well as provide
opportunity for the east.

13. Railroads

15. Helped the trade world wide
Linked people
Lined the east and west coasts.

16. The Legacy?
This set a precedent for future trading
internationally with the U.S.

17. Homesteading

19. The government was giving away 160 acres of
land.
There were harsh weather conditions that
damaged the crops
Land mostly went to white males

20. The Legacy?
Pursued people to move west.

21. women

23. Women suffer from severe loneliness.
Women were forced to to labor work with men
Women’s sufferage was heavily advocated
here.

24. The Legacy?
-Wyoming was the first state to legally allow
women to vote
-Opportunities and jobs were being given to
women

25. Native americans

27. Native Americans faced many conflicts with
white men from the east(and west.)
Some Natives had to relocate to Mexico.

28. The Legacy?
Native Americans are unfortunately known
for their stereotypes, but they also gained
reservations.